Usages of ille
Ex duabus crumenis haec plenissima est, sed illa minus argenti habet.
Of the two purses, this one is the fullest, but that one has less money.
Hic titulus brevior est quam ille.
This title is shorter than that one.
Haec sententia difficilior est quam illa.
This sentence is more difficult than that one.
Haec res facilis videtur, sed difficilior est quam illa.
This thing seems easy, but it is more difficult than that one.
Haec epistula longior est quam illa.
This letter is longer than that one.
Haec imago pulchrior est quam illa.
This picture is more beautiful than that one.
Haec arbor altior est quam illa.
This tree is taller than that one.
Hoc consilium utilius est quam illud.
This advice is more useful than that.
Pater dicit formam huius conchae pulchriorem esse quam illius.
Father says that the shape of this shell is more beautiful than that of that one.
Hoc onus levius est quam illud, et puella ipsa id tollere potest.
This load is lighter than that one, and the girl herself can lift it.
Magistra existimat hanc sententiam illa difficiliorem esse, sed discipula dicit sensum paulatim clariorem fieri.
The teacher thinks this sentence is more difficult than that one, but the female student says that the meaning gradually becomes clearer.
Haec sententia peior est quam illa.
This sentence is worse than that one.
Haec via nobis commodior est quam illa, quia brevior est.
This road is more convenient for us than that one, because it is shorter.
Hoc ornamentum pretiosius est quam illud.
This ornament is more precious than that one.
Hoc periculum maius est quam illud.
This danger is greater than that one.
Hoc exercitium difficilius est quam illud.
This exercise is more difficult than that one.
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