Breakdown of Благодаря новому процессору компьютер работает намного быстрее.
новый
new
компьютер
computer
работать
to work
быстрый
fast, quick
намного
much, by far
благодаря
thanks to
процессор
processor
Questions & Answers about Благодаря новому процессору компьютер работает намного быстрее.
Why do we use намного here instead of just много?
To say "much" before a comparative word like быстрее (faster), Russian requires намного or гораздо. You cannot use много by itself to intensify a comparison; много just means "a lot" or "many" when talking about quantities.
Could I use гораздо instead of намного in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! ...компьютер работает гораздо быстрее means exactly the same thing. Both намного and гораздо are perfectly interchangeable here for saying "much faster."
Why are the words новому процессору in the Dative case?
They follow the preposition благодаря (thanks to). This preposition always requires the Dative case. It helps to remember that the related verb благодарить (to thank) literally translates to giving thanks to someone or something, which naturally triggers the Dative.
Is быстрее an adjective or an adverb here?
In this sentence, it's an adverb because it describes the verb работает (how the computer works). However, in Russian, the comparative form быстрее looks exactly the same whether it's used as an adverb ("works faster") or an adjective ("a faster computer").
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