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Die bus is stadiger as die trein.

Die bus is stadiger as die trein.
The bus is slower than the train.
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Breakdown of Die bus is stadiger as die trein.

wees
to be
die trein
the train
die bus
the bus
stadig
slow
as
than

Questions & Answers about Die bus is stadiger as die trein.

How do you form the comparative of stadig, and why is it stadiger rather than meer stadig?
In Afrikaans you normally add -er to an adjective to make the comparative. So stadig (“slow”) becomes stadiger (“slower”). You don’t use meer (“more”) before it—using both would be like saying “more slower,” which is redundant.
Why is as used instead of dan or soos in die bus is stadiger as die trein?
In Afrikaans, as after a comparative adjective means than (just like English “slower than”). You never use dan here. Meanwhile, soos is reserved for equal comparisons (“as … as” in English), not for comparatives.
What is the word order in die bus is stadiger as die trein, and how does it compare to English?

Afrikaans follows Subject–Verb–Adjective–Object order, very much like English. In this sentence:
• Subject = die bus
• Verb = is
• Comparative adjective = stadiger
• Than-phrase = as die trein

What does die mean, and why does it appear before both bus and trein?
die is the invariant definite article in Afrikaans, equivalent to the in English. There’s no gender or case distinction—whether it’s die bus, die trein, or die vrou, you always use die.
Can I say so stadiger as instead of stadiger as for extra emphasis?

No. so … as is used only for equal comparisons (English “as … as”). You must drop so with comparatives.
Wrong: so stadiger as
Correct: stadiger as

Are there other words for “slow” I could use in this sentence?
Yes. Another common word is langsaam, whose comparative is langsamer. So you could say die bus is langsamer as die trein, though stadiger is more idiomatic.
How would I say “The bus is as slow as the train” (i.e., they’re equally slow)?

Use soos for equality:
Die bus is so stadig soos die trein.
This means “The bus is as slow as the train.”

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