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Ce niveau est moins populaire que le premier.

Ce niveau est moins populaire que le premier.
This level is less popular than the first one.
From Lesson 117:Comparative adjectives (plus... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Ce niveau est moins populaire que le premier.

How does the comparison work in this sentence?
This sentence uses the structure moins [adjective] que, which means "less [adjective] than". Here, we place the adjective populaire right in the middle to say "less popular than".
Why do we use ce for "this" instead of cet or cette?
Niveau (level) is a masculine noun that starts with a consonant, so we use ce. You would use cet for a masculine word starting with a vowel sound (like cet ami), and cette for feminine words.
The English translation says "the first one". Why isn't there a word for "one" in the French sentence?
French doesn't use a filler word like "one" to avoid repeating a noun. Le premier literally means "the first", and the "one" is just naturally understood from the context!
What would happen to le premier if we were comparing feminine nouns instead of masculine ones?
Because niveau is masculine, we use le premier. If we were comparing a feminine noun, like saison (season), the ending would change to match: la première.

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