Breakdown of На метро гораздо быстрее.
быстро
fast, quickly
на
on, at / by (transport) / to (a place) / to (in answer to)
метро
subway
гораздо
much (with comparatives)
Questions & Answers about На метро гораздо быстрее.
Why does the word for "faster" end in -ее?
Быстрее is the comparative form of the adverb быстро (fast) or the adjective быстрый (fast). To make the comparative form of most regular adjectives and adverbs in Russian, you drop the ending and add -ее. So, быстро becomes быстрее (faster).
What does гораздо mean, and can I use много (a lot) instead?
Гораздо means "much" or "by far," and it is specifically used to emphasize comparative words. While English uses "much faster," Russian uses гораздо быстрее (or sometimes намного быстрее). You cannot use много to amplify a comparative in Russian.
Why do we use на before метро?
In Russian, when you talk about traveling by a mode of transport, you use the preposition на followed by the Prepositional case. Because метро is a borrowed foreign word, it never changes its ending, but the rule still applies (just like you would say на автобусе for "by bus").
Where is the "It is" part of "It is much faster"?
Russian often drops "it is" in impersonal sentences (sentences without a specific subject doing the action). You simply state the fact using an adverb. The literal translation of this sentence is just "On metro much faster."