Comparatives and Superlatives
Present Tense Comparatives
Níos airde - higher
Níos boige - softer
Níos coitianta - more commonly
Níos deilgí - spinier, spikier
Níos deise - nicer
Níos faide - longer, further
Níos gaire - closer, shorter, nearer
Níos leithní – wider
Níos measa - worse
Níos mine - smoother, finer
Níos minicí - more often
Níos mó - bigger, greater
Níos réidhte - more easily
Níos righne - tougher
Níos sócúlaí – more comfortable
Níos troime - heavier
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Past tense comparatives
Ba réidhste - easier
Ní ba raimhre - heavier, fatter
Ní ba sine - older
Ba ghlaine - cleanest
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Present tense superlatives
is coitianta - most common
is faide - longest
Is míne - smoothest
Is troime - driest
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Past tense superlatives
Ab fhearr – best