Breakdown of Чёрная клавиатура выглядит гораздо стильнее.
чёрный
black
гораздо
much (with comparatives)
выглядеть
to look, to appear
клавиатура
keyboard
Questions & Answers about Чёрная клавиатура выглядит гораздо стильнее.
Why do we use гораздо instead of очень here?
In Russian, you cannot use очень directly with comparative forms like стильнее. To say much more or a lot more, you must use a comparative intensifier like гораздо or намного.
Could I use намного instead of гораздо in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! Гораздо стильнее and намного стильнее mean the exact same thing. Гораздо can sometimes sound a tiny bit more bookish or formal, but both are completely natural and interchangeable here.
Why use выглядит for looks instead of a form of смотреть?
Смотреть means to look at or to watch actively with your eyes. Because we are describing the physical appearance of the keyboard, we must use выглядеть, which means to appear or to look a certain way to others.
How is the comparative word стильнее formed?
It comes from the base adjective стильный (stylish). You simply drop the -ый ending and add the standard comparative suffix -ее. This -ее form is immutable, meaning it never changes to match gender, number, or case.