Breakdown of O encontro foi estranhíssimo, pois ela foi mais conversadora que honesta.
ser
to be
ela
she
mais
more
o encontro
the meeting (casual or encounter)
o
him/it (m)
estranho
strange
pois
because (since, for)
que
than (in comparisons)
conversador
talkative
honesto
honest
Questions & Answers about O encontro foi estranhíssimo, pois ela foi mais conversadora que honesta.
Why do we use que here instead of do que for 'than'?
Because we are comparing two qualities of the exact same subject. When you compare two adjectives (conversadora and honesta) describing the same person (ela), you must use mais... que. If you were comparing two different people, such as saying she is more talkative than him, you would typically use mais... do que.
How is the word estranhíssimo formed?
It is the absolute superlative of estranho (strange). To form it, you drop the final vowel -o and add the suffix -íssimo, which acts like adding 'extremely' or 'very' in English. Notice that it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, which is the masculine singular o encontro.
Does encontro always mean a romantic 'date'?
Not necessarily. O encontro can mean a romantic date, but it also commonly translates to a general meeting, gathering, or encounter. The context usually makes it clear, and here, evaluating someone's personal conversational traits strongly suggests a romantic date.
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