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Learn Icelandic: en - than

Icelandic
/Comparative adjectives (-ari)
/en

en

Word

en

Meaning

than

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

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Comparative adjectives (-ari)

Usages of en

Strákurinn er sterkari en maðurinn.

The boy is stronger than the man.

Við erum ríkari en þið og þeir eru fátækari.

We are richer than you, and they are poorer.

Stóllinn er harðari en sófinn.

The chair is harder than the sofa.

Taskan er léttari en bakpokinn.

The bag is lighter than the backpack.

Hundurinn minn er klárari en kötturinn þinn.

My dog is smarter than your cat.

Flugvélin er hraðari en strætóinn.

The airplane is faster than the bus.

Bærinn er öruggari en borgin.

The town is safer than the city.

Þessi bíll er skítugri en rútan.

This car is dirtier than the bus.

Eruð þið ríkari og sterkari en við?

Are you richer and stronger than us?

Stelpan er klárari en strákurinn, en hún er hægari.

The girl is smarter than the boy, but she is slower.

Bóndinn er ríkari en læknirinn.

The farmer is richer than the doctor.

Ég er hraðari en þú, en þú ert klárari.

I am faster than you, but you are smarter.

Hjálmurinn er öruggari en húfan.

The helmet is safer than the beanie.

Listamaðurinn er fátækari en bóndinn.

The artist is poorer than the farmer.

Kassinn er léttari en borðið.

The box is lighter than the table.

Báturinn er hægari en flugvélin.

The boat is slower than the airplane.

Hún hleypur hraðar en strákurinn.

She runs faster than the boy.

Nokkrir einstaklingar æfa oftar en aðrir.

Several individuals practice more often than others.

Trúin er sterkari en hjátrúin, eins og maður segir.

Belief is stronger than superstition, as they say.

Strákurinn skoraði mark og spilaði betur en maðurinn.

The boy scored a goal and played better than the man.

Parísarhjólið er nokkru hægara en klessubíllinn.

The Ferris wheel is somewhat slower than the bumper car.

Svimandi parísarhjólið er miklu hærra en hótelið.

The dizzying Ferris wheel is much higher than the hotel.

Kandíflosið hérna er miklu æðislegra en ísinn.

The cotton candy here is much more awesome than the ice cream.

Klessubíllinn er miklu hægari en rússíbaninn.

The bumper car is much slower than the roller coaster.

Vinningurinn er betri en í fyrra, er það ekki?

The prize is better than last year, isn't it?

Liðsfélaginn er fljótari en þú, er það ekki?

The teammate is faster than you, isn't he?

Ekkert er stærri ógn en hlýnunin.

Nothing is a bigger threat than the warming.

Verkstjórinn kemur til með að taka næturvaktina frekar en dagvaktina.

The supervisor will take the night shift rather than the day shift.

Þrýstingurinn verður óþægilegri en vírinn.

The pressure will become more uncomfortable than the wire.

Sumarið er nær en þú heldur.

Summer is nearer than you think.

Persónuleikinn skiptir meira máli en útlitið.

The personality matters more than the looks.

Hún þolir kulda betur en ég.

She endures cold better than I do.

Þessi gæðavara er tvisvar sinnum endingarbetri en sú ódýra.

This quality product is twice as durable as the cheap one.

Samkvæmt tölfræðinni lifa konur lengur en karlmenn.

According to the statistics, women live longer than men.

Raunheimurinn er betri en samfélagsmiðlarnir.

The real world is better than social media.

Þetta ilmvatn er meira heillandi en hitt.

This perfume is more fascinating than the other one.

Appelsínan er meira hressandi en eplið.

The orange is more refreshing than the apple.

Handahófskenndur dagur er betri en óplanaður útúrdúr.

A random day is better than an unplanned detour.

Stilkur trésins er þykkari en sá jurtarinnar.

The stem of the tree is thicker than that of the herb.

Laufblað þessa blóms er stærra en það jurtarinnar.

The leaf of this flower is larger than that of the herb.

Börkur trésins virðist vera sterkari en sá plöntunnar.

The bark of the tree seems to be stronger than that of the plant.

Blóm sumarsins er fallegra en það vorsins.

The flower of the summer is more beautiful than that of the spring.

Þyrnar rósarinnar eru harðari en þeir jurtarinnar.

The thorns of the rose are harder than those of the herb.

Við göngum um skóginn þar sem trén eru stærri en þau garðsins.

We walk through the forest where the trees are larger than those of the park.

Knoppur þessarar jurtar er dekkri en sá plöntunnar.

The bud of this herb is darker than that of the plant.

Lykt blómsins er sætari en sú barkarins.

The smell of the flower is sweeter than that of the bark.

Sambekkingurinn er helmingi eldri en ég.

The classmate is twice as old as me.

Endurfundurinn var helmingi skemmtilegri en partýið.

The reunion was twice as fun as the party.

Samstúdentinn er helmingi ríkari en ég.

The fellow graduate is twice as rich as I am.

Þú stendur nær skotboganum en ég.

You stand closer to the bow than I do.

Býflugnaræktin er nefnilega miklu erfiðari en fólkið heldur.

You see, beekeeping is much harder than people think.

Yfirvöldin leyfðu viðburðinn að því gefnu að öryggisgæslan væri strangari en í fyrra.

The authorities allowed the event, assuming that the security control was stricter than last year.

Aðgengið að sjúkratjaldinu var auðveldara en ég bjóst við.

The access to the medical tent was easier than I expected.

Stökkið okkar er miklu háskalegra en nokkuð annað sem ég viti um.

Our jump is much more perilous than anything else that I know of.

Sannleikurinn er oft flóknari en fréttirnar.

The truth is often more complicated than the news.

Dollarinn er sterkari en krónan.

The dollar is stronger than the króna.

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