Гулять в парке полезнее, чем сидеть дома.

Walking in the park is more useful than sitting at home.

Breakdown of Гулять в парке полезнее, чем сидеть дома.

• сидеть: to sit
• парк: the park
• в: in
• дома: at home

Questions & Answers about Гулять в парке полезнее, чем сидеть дома.

Why are гулять and сидеть in the infinitive and not some other form like гуляю or a noun?

Russian often uses the infinitive to talk about actions in a general way, similar to English gerunds (walking, sitting).

• Гулять в парке = “(To) walk in the park / Walking in the park”
• сидеть дома = “(To) sit at home / Sitting at home”

In this sentence, each infinitive phrase functions like a noun phrase, describing an activity. You’re comparing the two activities:

• Гулять в парке – subject/thing 1
• сидеть дома – subject/thing 2
• полезнее – tells which one is “more useful/healthier”

Using nouns like гуляние or сидение would sound very bookish or unnatural here. Native speakers strongly prefer the infinitive constructions.

What exactly is полезнее grammatically, and how is it formed?