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Ce personnage est aussi intéressant que l'autre.

Ce personnage est aussi intéressant que l'autre.
This character is as interesting as the other one.
From Lesson 117:Comparative adjectives (plus... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Ce personnage est aussi intéressant que l'autre.

How do you form the "as... as" comparison in French?
To say things are equal, French uses aussi followed by the adjective, then que. In this sentence, aussi intéressant que translates to "as interesting as".
Why is the word for "character" personnage? Doesn't caractère mean character?
They are false friends! Un personnage is a character in a book, movie, or play. The word un caractère refers to a person's personality or temper.
Why is it ce personnage and not cet or cette?
Even though it ends in -e, personnage is a masculine noun. You use ce for masculine nouns that start with a consonant. You would only use cette if it were feminine, or cet if it were a masculine word starting with a vowel.
How does l'autre translate to "the other one"?
In French, you don't need an extra word for "one" here. L'autre literally means "the other". When comparing things, French simply says "the other" where English speakers naturally add "one" to make it sound complete.

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