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### Comparing Actions: "mai ... decât"

To express that someone does something "more" than someone else, use the comparative form of the adverb. Place **mai** (more) directly in front of the adverb, and **decât** (than) before the person or thing you are comparing against.

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Many adjectives in Romanian can be used directly as adverbs without changing their form. For example, **productiv** can mean both "productive" and "productively."

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### Comparing with Pronouns

When the word following **decât** is a personal pronoun, Romanian uses the accusative forms **mine** for "me" and **tine** for "you". However, the other pronouns stay in their standard dictionary forms (**el**, **ea**, **noi**, **voi**, **ei**, **ele**).

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### Managing Time and Performance

When discussing time management and productivity, you will frequently use comparative adverbs to discuss how quickly or effectively tasks are completed.

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### Multiple Comparisons

If you want to describe an action with two comparative adverbs, you can easily connect them with **și** (and).

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Comparing adverbs (mai ... decât)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
productive	productiv
You work more productively than the boss.	Lucrezi mai productiv decât șeful.
the method	metoda
We use the new method more productively than them.	Folosim metoda nouă mai productiv decât ei.
to manage	gestiona
The manager manages the team better than the director.	Managerul gestionează echipa mai bine decât directorul.
Will you manage the project faster than me?	Vei gestiona proiectul mai repede decât mine?
to plan	planifica
I plan the project more carefully than him.	Planific proiectul mai atent decât el.
the activity	activitatea
He plans the activity faster than the secretary.	El planifică activitatea mai repede decât secretara.
to finalize	finaliza
He finishes the report earlier than the team.	El finalizează raportul mai devreme decât echipa.
I will finish it later than you.	O voi finaliza mai târziu decât tine.
the performance	performanța
We evaluate the performance more often than them.	Evaluăm performanța mai des decât ei.
professional	profesionist
The new employee works more professionally than the old colleague.	Angajatul nou lucrează mai profesionist decât colegul vechi.
You will apply the method more professionally than her.	Vei aplica metoda mai profesionist decât ea.
They manage the activity more easily than us.	Ei gestionează activitatea mai ușor decât noi.
If you plan your time, you will finish earlier than him.	Dacă îți planifici timpul, vei finaliza mai devreme decât el.
The manager checks the performance more carefully than the director.	Managerul verifică performanța mai atent decât directorul.
The colleague writes the report faster and better than me.	Colega scrie raportul mai repede și mai bine decât mine.
weekly	săptămânal
the priority	prioritatea
I plan the priority weekly faster than him.	Eu planific săptămânal prioritatea mai repede decât el.
You manage the priority weekly more efficiently than us.	Voi gestionați săptămânal prioritatea mai eficient decât noi.