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Le bouton rouge est plus grand que celui-là.

Le bouton rouge est plus grand que celui-là.
The red button is bigger than that one.
From Lesson 117:Comparative adjectives (plus... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Le bouton rouge est plus grand que celui-là.

Why do we say plus grand que instead of having a specific word for 'bigger'?
In French, you don't add an ending like '-er' to an adjective to make a comparison. Instead, you use plus (more) + the adjective + que (than). So, plus grand que literally translates to 'more big than'.
What exactly does celui-là mean here?
Celui-là means 'that one'. It replaces a noun so we don't have to repeat it. Here, it replaces le bouton (the button). Because bouton is a masculine singular noun, we use celui. The -là ending specifically points to something further away, meaning 'that' rather than 'this'.
Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of plus in this sentence?
No, the 's' in plus is silent here. When plus is used to mean 'more' in a comparison and is followed by a word starting with a consonant (like grand), the final 's' is not pronounced.
Does grand still have to agree with the noun even when it's part of a comparison?
Yes! Even though grand is inside the plus ... que structure, it is still an adjective describing le bouton. Since bouton is masculine singular, grand stays in its basic form. If we were talking about a feminine noun, like a car (la voiture), it would change to plus grande que.

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