Breakdown of Здоровье более ценное, чем любые деньги.
деньги
money
здоровье
health
любой
any
чем
than / the (in comparisons)
более
more
ценный
valuable
Questions & Answers about Здоровье более ценное, чем любые деньги.
Why is любые деньги in the Nominative case here?
When you use чем (than) to make a comparison, the second item takes the same case as the first item. Since здоровье (health) is the subject of the sentence and in the Nominative case, любые деньги must also be in the Nominative case.
Why use более ценное instead of the single comparative word ценнее?
Why is the word for 'any' (любые) in the plural form?
In Russian, the word for money (деньги) is grammatically always plural, just like 'scissors' or 'glasses' in English. Because of this, the adjective любой (any) must take its plural form, любые.
Could I rewrite this sentence to compare them without using the word чем?
Yes! You learned earlier that you can skip чем and put the second item in the Genitive case. However, that only works with short comparatives. You would have to say Здоровье ценнее любых денег. Because this sentence uses the более structure, you are required to use чем.
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