Breakdown of Плотность золота намного больше плотности серебра.
большой
big
намного
much, by far
золото
gold
серебро
silver
плотность
density
Questions & Answers about Плотность золота намного больше плотности серебра.
Why is the second плотности in the genitive case here?
When comparing things in Russian, you can drop the word for 'than' (чем) and simply put the second item in the genitive case right after the comparative adjective. Here, больше плотности expresses 'greater than the density'.
Could I use чем in this sentence instead?
Yes, you could say намного больше, чем плотность серебра. Notice that if you use чем, the second плотность goes back to the nominative case because it acts as the subject of an implied second clause.
Why is it намного больше and not очень больше?
You cannot use очень (very) directly with comparative adjectives. To say 'much more' or 'much greater', you must use words like намного (by a lot) or гораздо (significantly) before the comparative form.
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