Degrees of Comparison
The Lithuanian language has five degrees of comparison. The three main degrees are the same as in English language. Note that there are no irregular adjectives and all adjectives have the same suffixes. All such adjectives still need to match the nouns in terms of case, number, and gender. Neuter gender comparative degree is the same as adjective comparative degree.
| Language | Gender | absolute | comparative | superlative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuanian | Masculine | Geras | Gerėlesnis | Geresnis | Geriausias | Pats/visų geriausias |
| Feminine | Gera | Gerėlesnė | Geresnė | Geriausia | Pati/visų geriausia | |
| Neuter | Gera | Gerėliau | Geriau | Geriausia | Visų geriausia | |
| English | Good | A tiny bit better | Better | Best | The very best | |
| Lithuanian | Masculine | Gražus | Gražėlesnis | Gražesnis | Gražiausias | Pats/visų gražiausias |
| Feminine | Graži | Gražėlesnė | Gražesnė | Gražiausia | Pati/visų gražiausia | |
| Neuter | Gražu | Gražėliau | Gražiau | Gražiausia | Visų gražiausia | |
| English | Beautiful | A tiny bit more beautiful | More beautiful | Most beautiful | The most beautiful | |
Adjectives have also pronominal form that is formed by merging adjectives with third person personal pronouns.
Read more about this topic: Lithuanian Grammar, Adjectives
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