Я люблю чай больше, чем кофе.

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Breakdown of Я люблю чай больше, чем кофе.

• любить: to love
• чай: the tea
• кофе: the coffee

Questions & Answers about Я люблю чай больше, чем кофе.

Why is люблю used here, and what form is it?

Люблю is the 1st person singular form of любить.

So:

• я = I
• люблю = I like / I love

Russian uses this present-tense form for general preferences too, so Я люблю чай means I like tea or I love tea, depending on context. With food and drinks, it usually sounds more like like than strong emotional love.

What does each word in the sentence do?

A simple breakdown:

• Я = I
• люблю = like / love
• чай = tea
• больше = more
• чем = than
• кофе = coffee

So the structure is basically:

I like tea more than coffee.

Why are чай and кофе not changing their endings?