Better/Best Whats the Equivalent in French

Comparative and superlative adverbs: Their names spell out the difference between them. Comparatives compare two or more things, while superlatives express extremes. Introduction to French Comparatives Comparatives express relative superiority or inferiority,  that is, that something is more or less than something else. In addition, comparatives can say that two things are equal. There are three types of comparatives, but four different French comparative adverbs.​ Superiority:  plus...de or que  Equivalent to: more...than, greater thanLaure est plus sportive (quAnne).Laure is more athletic (than Anne).Inferiority:  Ã‚  Ã‚  moins...de or que  Equivalent to:  less....thanRouen est moins cher (que Paris).Rouen is less expensive (than Paris).Equality:a)  aussi....de or que  Equivalent to:  as...asTu es aussi sympathique que Chantal.Youre as nice as Chantal.b)  autant de or que  Equivalent to: as much/many asJe travaille autant quelle.I work as much as she does. Introduction to French Superlatives Superlatives express ultimate superiority or inferiority, claiming that one thing is the most or least of all. There are two types of French superlatives: Superiority:  le plus  Equivalent to:  the most, the greatestCest le livre le plus intà ©ressant du monde. Its the most interesting book in the world.  Inferiority:  le moins  Equivalent to: the leastNous avons achetà © la voiture la moins chà ¨re.We bought the least expensive car. The French usually express the superior comparative (greater) with plus and the superlative (the greatest) with le plus, but there are a few French words with special comparative and superlative forms. Bon  in Comparatives and Superlatives The French adjective bon  (good), like its English equivalent,  is irregular in the comparative and superlative. You cant say gooder or more good in English. And you cant say plus bon  in French; youd say meilleur  (better), the comparative form of bon: meilleur (masculine singular)meilleure (feminine singular)meilleurs (masculine plural)meilleures (feminine plural)   Ã‚  Ã‚  Mes idà ©es sont meilleures que tes idà ©es.My ideas are better than your ideas.The same rule applies to the superlative. Just as you cant say the goodest in English, you likewise cant say le plus bon  in French. Youd say le meilleur  (the best),  the superlative form for bon: le meilleur (masculine singular)la meilleure (feminine singular)les meilleurs (masculine plural)les meilleures (feminine plural) Son idà ©e est la meilleure.His idea is the best. Note Bon is only irregular in the superior comparative and superlative. In the inferior, it follows the normal rules: Leurs idà ©es sont moins bonnes.Their ideas are less good / arent so good. Bien  in Comparatives and Superlatives The French adverb bien (well) also has special comparative and superlative forms. The comparative is mieux (better):Elle explique mieux ses idà ©es.She explains her ideas better.In the superlative, bien becomes le mieux (the best):Il comprend nos idà ©es le mieux.He understands our ideas the best. (Hes the best at understanding our ideas.) Bien, like bon, is only irregular in the superior comparative and superlative. In the inferior, it follows the normal rules: Tu expliques moins bien tes idà ©es.You dont explain your ideas as well. Note Meilleur  and  mieux are both equivalent to better in English, and le meilleur and le mieux both mean the best.   Mauvais in Comparatives and Superlatives For  the comparative, the French adjective mauvais (bad) has both regular and irregular forms: plus mauvais (masculine)plus mauvaise (feminine singular)plus mauvaises (feminine plural)pire (singular)pires (plural)Leurs idà ©es sont pires / plus mauvaises.Their ideas are worse. For the superlative: le plus mauvais (masculine singular)la plus mauvaise (feminine singular)les plus mauvais (masculine plural)les plus mauvaises (feminine plural)le pire (masculine singular)la pire (feminine singular)les pires (plural)Nos idà ©es sont les pires / les plus mauvaises.Our ideas are the worst.