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Tu prevedi la mossa e indovini la carta del mazzo meglio di Marco.

Tu prevedi la mossa e indovini la carta del mazzo meglio di Marco.
You predict the move and guess the card of the deck better than Marco.
From Lesson 221:Irregular comparative adverbs (meglio, peggio)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Tu prevedi la mossa e indovini la carta del mazzo meglio di Marco.

Why use meglio instead of migliore for "better" in this sentence?
Meglio is an adverb, so it describes how an action is done. Here, it tells us how you predict and guess. You use the adjective migliore when describing a noun (for example, if you wanted to say "a better card," you would say una carta migliore).
Why is "than Marco" translated as di Marco instead of che Marco?
When comparing two people, nouns, or pronouns performing the same action, "than" translates to di. You use che for "than" mainly when comparing two adjectives (like "more red than blue"), two verbs, or two quantities relating to the same subject.
Is prevedi (predict) related to the verb vedere (to see)?
Yes! Prevedere (to predict or foresee) is formed by adding the prefix pre- to vedere. It follows the exact same conjugation rules as vedere, which is why "you see" is tu vedi and "you predict" is tu prevedi.
I see that mazzo means "deck" here. Are there other ways to use this word?
Mazzo generally means a "bunch" or a "pack" of items grouped together. While un mazzo di carte is a deck of cards, you will also hear it used in common phrases like un mazzo di fiori (a bouquet of flowers) or un mazzo di chiavi (a bunch of keys).

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