Breakdown of Масштаб компании в два раза больше, а эффективность в три раза выше.
а
and (contrastive)
два
two
три
three
раз
time, occasion
компания
company
выше
taller / higher
больше
more (quantity or size) / no longer, anymore
в
by (a factor of)
масштаб
scale
эффективность
efficiency
Questions & Answers about Масштаб компании в два раза больше, а эффективность в три раза выше.
Why do we use раза here instead of раз?
In the construction в + number + раз(а), the word раз behaves like a regular noun following a number. Because два and три require the genitive singular, we use раза. If it were five times, it would be в пять раз (genitive plural).
Does the preposition в always take the accusative case in this comparison structure?
Yes. When expressing X times more/less, the formula is в + accusative numeral + раз(а) + comparative adjective or adverb. Here, два and три are in the accusative case, which looks identical to the nominative since they are treated as inanimate here.
Why use выше (higher) for efficiency, instead of больше (bigger/more) like we did for the scale?
In Russian, abstract qualities like efficiency (эффективность), quality (качество), and level (уровень) are traditionally described as high (высокий) or low (низкий). Therefore, their comparative form is выше (higher) rather than больше (bigger/more).
Why is the conjunction а used here instead of и?
The conjunction а is used to contrast or draw a parallel between two distinct subjects and their attributes. Here, we are juxtaposing the scale of the company with its efficiency. While English often translates this simply as and, Russian prefers а when highlighting a parallel difference.
Why does компании end with a double и?
The nominative form of the word for company is компания, ending in -ия. To express possession (of the company), we need the genitive case. Feminine nouns ending in -ия change their ending to -ии in the genitive.
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