Breakdown of Этот фильм намного глупее, чем тот.
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
фильм
movie
тот
that
чем
than / the (in comparisons)
намного
much, by far
глупый
stupid, silly
Questions & Answers about Этот фильм намного глупее, чем тот.
How is the word глупее formed from the base adjective?
It is the comparative form of глупый (stupid). To say "stupider" or "more stupid", you drop the adjective ending -ый and add the comparative suffix -ее. This is the standard rule for most Russian adjectives.
Why do we use намного instead of много to say "much stupider"?
When you want to emphasize a comparison and say "much more" or "a lot more", Russian uses намного (which literally means "by a lot"). You cannot use много (many or much) directly with comparative adjectives like глупее.
What role does чем play in this sentence, and why is there a comma before it?
Чем translates to "than" when making direct comparisons between two things. In Russian punctuation rules, comparisons using чем almost always require a comma right before the word.
Why does the sentence end with тот instead of repeating the word for movie?
Тот means "that" or "that one". It is in the masculine form because it refers back to фильм (movie), which is a masculine noun. Russian uses тот here to sound more natural and avoid repeating the word фильм, exactly like how we say "that one" in English.
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