Breakdown of Этот шоколад с орехами вкуснее, чем обычный.
вкусный
tasty
с
with
этот
this
чем
than
обычный
regular
шоколад
the chocolate
орех
the nut
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Questions & Answers about Этот шоколад с орехами вкуснее, чем обычный.
What does the demonstrative этот mean in this sentence?
It means "this". Этот is a demonstrative pronoun used to specify a particular object—in this case, a specific chocolate. Its form agrees with шоколад, which is masculine singular.
How is the comparative form вкуснее derived from the adjective вкусный?
The adjective вкусный (meaning "tasty") becomes вкуснее by adding the suffix -ее. This is a common way in Russian to form comparatives, so вкуснее translates as "tastier".
What role does the preposition с play in the phrase с орехами, and why is орехами in its current form?
The preposition с means "with". It indicates that something is included or added. Орехами is the instrumental plural form of орех; in Russian, after the preposition с, the following noun typically takes the instrumental case.
Why does the comparative adjective вкуснее get followed by чем, and what is its function in this sentence?
After a comparative adjective in Russian, чем is used to introduce the element of comparison—in this case, what the chocolate is being compared to. It works similarly to "than" in English, so the sentence means that this chocolate with nuts is tastier than its plain counterpart.
Why is the noun шоколад not repeated after the adjective обычный?
Repeating the noun isn’t necessary because the context makes it clear what обычный refers to. After mentioning этот шоколад at the beginning, it’s understood that обычный stands for обычный шоколад (plain chocolate). This ellipsis is very common in Russian.