Question 1

How do I form the "more... than" comparison in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

To say something is "more [adjective] than" another thing, you use mais + adjective + do que. In this sentence, the pattern is mais aborrecido do que (more boring than).

Question 2

Is it possible to drop the word "do" and just say "mais aborrecido que"?

Accepted Answer

Yes! You can say either mais aborrecido do que aquele or mais aborrecido que aquele. Both are completely correct and mean the exact same thing, though including the do is very common in everyday European Portuguese.

Question 3

Why does the word for "boring" end in "-o" here?

Accepted Answer

Aborrecido is an adjective, so its ending must match the noun it describes. Because filme (movie) is a masculine word, it takes the masculine ending -o. If we were talking about a feminine noun, like uma festa (a party), it would change to mais aborrecida.

Question 4

What is the difference between "este" and "aquele"?

Accepted Answer

They both point out specific objects but show different distances. Este means "this" (a movie close to the speaker), while aquele means "that" (a movie further away). Notice that both are in their masculine singular forms so they can match the gender of filme.

Question 5

Why do we use "é" (from the verb "ser") instead of a form of "estar"?

Accepted Answer

We use ser for permanent qualities or characteristics. This movie is boring by its very nature. If you wanted to say you are temporarily feeling bored while watching it, you would use estar instead, like this: estou aborrecido (I am bored).

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