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### Irregular Comparative Adjectives

Just like in English (where "good" becomes "better"), the most common Polish adjectives have completely irregular comparative forms. Memorize these four essential pairs:

| Base Adjective | Meaning | Comparative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| dobry | good | **lepszy** | better |
| zły | bad | **gorszy** | worse |
| duży | big | **większy** | bigger |
| mały | small | **mniejszy** | smaller |

These irregular comparatives still act like normal adjectives. They take standard endings to agree with the noun's gender, number, and case (for example, *lepszy* for masculine, *lepsza* for feminine, *lepsze* for neuter).

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You can use the word **niż** (than) to compare two things directly.

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### Irregular Comparative Adverbs

Adverbs, which describe verbs (like working *well* or feeling *badly*), also have irregular comparative forms. 

| Base Adverb | Meaning | Comparative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| dobrze | well | **lepiej** | better |
| źle | badly | **gorzej** | worse |
| dużo | a lot | **więcej** | more |
| mało | a little | **mniej** | less |

Notice that the adverbs do not change for gender or number, making them very straightforward to use.

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Be careful with the adverb **źle** (badly). Here it is in its base form:

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And here it is as the comparative **gorzej** (worse):

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For quantities and amounts, use **więcej** (more) and **mniej** (less).

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### Expressing "More and More" with Coraz

To show that a quality is continuously increasing (like saying "better and better" or "more and more" in English), place the word **coraz** immediately before the comparative adjective or adverb.

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Irregular comparatives (lepszy, gorszy)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

This is (to jest)

The verb to be, singular (być)

Formal address (Pan, Pani)

Demonstrative pronouns (ten, ta, to)

Adjective agreement

Negation (nie)

Basic questions (czy, kto, co, gdzie, jak)

The verb to be, plural (być)

Present tense -m/-sz verbs

Reflexive verbs (się)

Coordinating conjunctions (i, a, ale)

Feminine direct objects (Accusative)

Inanimate direct objects (Accusative)

Animate masculine direct objects (Accusative)

Present tense verbs 2 (-ę, -isz / -ysz)

Expressing location (w, na)

Locative adjective agreement

Professions and nationalities (Instrumental)

Accompaniment (z + Instrumental)

Present tense verbs 3 (-ę, -esz)

Plural possessives (nasz, wasz)

Numbers 1 to 10

Genitive of possession

Genitive of negation

Lack or absence (nie ma)

Basic quantifiers (dużo, mało, trochę)

Liking things (podoba mi się)

Modal verbs (móc, musieć)

Subordinating conjunctions (bo, że)

Unidirectional motion verbs (iść, jechać)

Expressing age (mieć... lat)

Habitual motion (chodzić, jeździć)

Expressing destination (do)

Days of the week (poniedziałek, wtorek...)

Plural nouns for objects and animals

Plural nouns for people

Plural adjective agreement

Accusative object pronouns (go, ją, je...)

The past tense of to be (był)

Singular past tense (-łem, -łam...)

Expressing age (mieć + lata / lat)

Plural past tense (-li / -ły)

Perfective past tense

Future tense (będę + infinitive)

Age: one year (mieć rok)

Prices and currency (złoty, grosz)

Destination (na + accusative)

Non-masculine plurals (-e, -y, -i)

Instrumental pronouns (ze mną, z tobą)

To know (znać vs wiedzieć)

The future perfective tense

The imperative mood

Months of the year (styczeń, luty)

Greetings and farewells (dzień dobry, cześć)

Introducing yourself (mam na imię)

Thank you and sorry (dziękuję, przepraszam)

Left, right, up and down (po lewej stronie)

Parts of the body (ręka, noga)

Parts of the day (dzień, noc, południe)

What is it like? (jaki, jaka, jakie)

Speaking Polish (mówić po polsku)

Instrumental for adjectives (dobrym, dobrą)

Please do... (proszę + infinitive)

Interests (interesować się + Instrumental)

Can one? (można, trzeba, nie wolno)

By bus or by train (jechać autobusem)

Where are you from? (jestem z Polski)

Where exactly? (obok, przy, przed, za, pod, nad)

What time is it? (Która godzina?)

Not seeing her (go, jej, ich; niego, niej, nich)

When I have time (kiedy as a conjunction)

Irregular past stems (miał, mieli)

The verb 'iść' in the past (szedł, szli)

Imperfective future (będę odpoczywał)

Past aspect (robił vs zrobił)

Future aspect (będzie malował vs pomaluje)

Perfective motion with po- (pójść, pojechać)

Arrival verbs with przy- (przyjść, przyjechać)

Departure verbs with wy- (wyjść, wyjechać)

The Vocative case (Panie, Mamo)

Plural possessives (moi, moje)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (swój)

Genitive plural of masculine nouns (-ów, -y, -i)

Genitive plural of feminine and neuter nouns

Genitive plural of adjectives (-ych, -ich)

Accusative plural of masculine personal nouns

Question	Answer
better	lepszy
This new car is better.	Ten nowy samochód jest lepszy.
This is a better idea.	To jest lepszy pomysł.
worse	gorszy
This hotel is worse.	Ten hotel jest gorszy.
His old computer is worse.	Jego stary komputer jest gorszy.
There is no worse boss.	Nie ma gorszego szefa.
bigger	większy
Our new house is bigger.	Nasz nowy dom jest większy.
Do you have a bigger room?	Czy macie większy pokój?
They are buying a bigger television.	Oni kupują większy telewizor.
smaller	mniejszy
This is a smaller problem.	To jest mniejszy problem.
My room is smaller than yours.	Mój pokój jest mniejszy niż twój.
There is no smaller room.	Nie ma mniejszego pokoju.
better (adverb)	lepiej
Now I understand it better.	Teraz lepiej to rozumiem.
I work better in the morning.	Rano lepiej pracuję.
badly	źle
She feels very bad.	Ona bardzo źle się czuje.
He plays tennis badly.	On źle gra w tenisa.
worse (adverb)	gorzej
Today I feel worse.	Dzisiaj gorzej się czuję.
My husband cooks worse.	Mój mąż gorzej gotuje.
more	więcej
I have to work more.	Muszę więcej pracować.
There is no more time.	Nie ma więcej czasu.
less	mniej
This new computer costs less.	Ten nowy komputer kosztuje mniej.
My sister eats less.	Moja siostra je mniej.
more and more	coraz
My Polish is getting better and better.	Mój polski jest coraz lepszy.
It is getting better and better.	Jest coraz lepiej.
I work more and more.	Pracuję coraz więcej.