Comparing adjectives in French

When we talk about "the comparative" in grammar, we mean describing someone or something in relation to someone or something else. "How tall is John? Well, I don't know exactly but I know he is taller than Mary!"

Note the structure of the sentence: "John is taller than Mary." 

The French equivalent of the sentence on the previous slide is "Jean est plus grand que Marie."
Note: there is no "one-word" equivalent for most adjectives in French. Here, the equivalent of the "-er" in French is "plus". The equivalent of "than" is "que". 

You have seen a few examples with "plus" already. Let's look at a few using "moins".