Degree: degree of comparison
Degree of comparison is typically an inflectional feature of some adjectives and adverbs.
In Bulgarian the comparative and superlative forms are created with the help of
the particles по / po “more” and най / nay “most”, which are part of the word and come in preposition,
separated by a defice.
Pos: positive, first degree
This is the base form that merely states a quality of something, without comparing it to qualities of others. Note that although this degree is traditionally called “positive”, negative properties can be compared, too.
Examples
- удобен стол / udoben stol “a comfortable chair”
- млад човек / mlad chovek “a young man”
Cmp: comparative, second degree
The quality of one object is compared to the same quality of another object.
Examples
- Моят стол е по-удобен от твоя / Moyat stol e po-udoben ot tvoya “My chair is more comfortable than yours”
- Брат ми е по-млад от мен / Brat mi e po-mlad ot men “My brother is younger than me”
Sup: superlative, third degree
The quality of one object is compared to the same quality of all other objects within a set.
Examples
- Този стол е най-удобният от всички / Tozi stol e nay-udobniyat ot vsichki “This chair is the most comfortable of all”
- Той е най-младият учител в училището / Toy e nay-mladiyat uchitel v uchilishteto “He is the youngest teacher in the school”
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