Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.

Точнее is the normal comparative form of the adjective точный (accurate / precise).

• точный = accurate
• точнее = more accurate

Russian often forms comparatives with a special short form like this, instead of using a separate word like more in English.

You can also say более точный, but точнее is usually more natural and common in a sentence like this.

So:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот. = This translation is more accurate than that one.

It comes from the adjective точный.

A very common way to form a comparative in Russian is to change the adjective stem and add -ее or a related ending.

Here:

• точный → stem точн-
• comparative → точнее

This is just one of the standard comparative patterns in Russian. You do not always build it in a perfectly predictable way from the dictionary form, so it is best to learn common comparatives as vocabulary items:

• быстрый → быстрее = faster
• важный → важнее = more important
• точный → точнее = more accurate

Чем means than in comparisons.

So in this sentence:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.
• literally: This translation [is] more accurate than that [one].

It introduces the second part of the comparison, just like than in English.

Russian often leaves out a noun when it is obvious from context.

So:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.

really means:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот перевод.

But repeating перевод would sound less natural unless you want special emphasis. English does the same thing:

• This translation is more accurate than that one.

So тот here means that one, with перевод understood.

Because they agree with the noun перевод, which is a masculine singular noun.

In Russian, demonstratives like этот (this) and тот (that) must match the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Since перевод is masculine singular nominative, we get:

• этот перевод
• тот перевод

If the noun were feminine, you would use forms like эта and та instead.

Because it is the subject of the sentence.

In a sentence like:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.

the basic structure is:

• Этот перевод = subject
• точнее = predicate/adjective in comparative form
• чем тот = comparison phrase

Russian comparatives like точнее do not require the subject noun to change case here, so перевод stays in the nominative.

Yes, in a sense.

Russian usually leaves out the present-tense form of to be.

So:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.

literally feels like:

• This translation more accurate than that one.

But in natural English we translate it with is:

• This translation is more accurate than that one.

So yes, English is is understood, but Russian does not normally say it in the present tense.

Yes. Russian word order is flexible, though the neutral order here is very natural:

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.

You might also hear variations for emphasis, such as:

• Точнее этот перевод, чем тот.
• Чем тот, этот перевод точнее.

These are possible in the right context, but they are less neutral and often sound more marked or stylistic.

For learners, the given order is the best one to use first.

It is pronounced approximately as:

• tach-NYE-ye

A more careful breakdown:

• то sounds roughly like to
• чн is a consonant cluster
• the stress is on не
• ее is pronounced something like ye-ye together

So the stress is:

• точнЕе

That stressed е is important.

These are the standard Russian demonstratives:

• этот = this
• тот = that

They work much like English this and that, but they must agree with the noun they describe.

Examples:

• этот перевод = this translation
• тот перевод = that translation

When the noun is omitted, they can mean this one and that one.

Yes, that is grammatically correct.

• Этот перевод более точный, чем тот.

This also means This translation is more accurate than that one.

But there is a difference in style:

• точнее = simpler, more common, more natural in everyday speech
• более точный = more analytical, sometimes a little more formal or heavier

In many ordinary situations, native speakers would prefer точнее.

It can mean both, depending on context.

With перевод (translation), точный usually means:

• accurate
• faithful to the original
• exact

So in this sentence, точнее is best understood as more accurate.

With other nouns, it might lean more toward precise, for example:

• точное время = exact/precise time
• точный расчёт = accurate calculation

Usually, when you compare two things explicitly, чем is the normal and safest choice.

• Этот перевод точнее, чем тот.

Russian also has another comparison pattern with the genitive case in some situations, but for learners, comparative + чем + noun/pronoun is the clearest pattern to use.

So for a sentence like this, keep чем.

A natural stress pattern is:

• Э́тот перево́д то́чнее, чем тот.

Approximate stressed syllables:

• Э́тот
• перево́д
• точне́е
• тот may or may not get strong stress depending on emphasis

If you are contrasting this one and that one, тот can also be stressed more strongly.