Questions & Answers about Ο δεύτερος όροφος είναι πιο ήσυχος από τον έκτο.
What does each word in Ο δεύτερος όροφος είναι πιο ήσυχος από τον έκτο literally correspond to in English?
Word-by-word:
- Ο – the (masculine, singular, nominative)
- δεύτερος – second (ordinal number, masculine, singular, nominative)
- όροφος – floor (masculine noun)
- είναι – is (3rd person singular of είμαι = to be)
- πιο – more (used to form the comparative, like quieter)
- ήσυχος – quiet (adjective, masculine, singular, nominative)
- από – from / than (here: than in a comparison)
- τον – the (masculine, singular, accusative)
- έκτο – sixth (ordinal number, masculine, singular, accusative)
Natural English: The second floor is quieter than the sixth.
Why do we say πιο ήσυχος instead of using a single comparative word like ησυχότερος?