Degrees of Comparison

Degrees of
Comparison

By : SRI MUNASIH, S.Pd.

Degrees of comparison merupakan tingkat perbandingan antara benda
dengan menggunakan kata sifat/adjective.

Degrees of comparison dibagi menjadi 3 macam, yaitu:

1. Positive degree
Positive degree yaitu perbandingan yang digunakan untuk menyatakan
kesamaan antara dua benda, sehingga kata sifatnya utuh tidak berubah. Dalam
positive degree ini ciri-cirinya terdapat kata as . . . . as yang berarti sama, atau
se-.
Contoh dalam kalimat
a. Mustofa is as handsome as Shidqi.
b. A buffalo is as big as a cow.
c. Samsung is as expensive as Oppo.
d. Sarah is beautiful
e. The ruler is long.
f. Etc.

2. Comparative degree
Dari bahasanya saja sudah diketahui comparative berarti
membandingkan sesuatu atau antara benda yang satu dengan yang
lainnya, dimana salah satunya lebih dari pada yang lain. Ciri-ciri dari
bentuk comparative ini terdapat tambahan –er maupun more than yang
berarti lebih daripada.

Bentuk comparative dibagi menurut suku katanya(syllable)\

a. Adjective dengan satu suku kata (one syllable)
Untuk kata sifat dengan satu suku kata maka bentuk komparatifnya
ditambah imbuhan –er, contoh:
Long – longer
Cheap – cheaper
Big – bigger
Small – smaller
Contoh dalam kalimat:
- Shidqi is smaller than Mustofa
- Personal computer is cheaper than Laptop

b. Adjective dengan dua suku kata (two syllables)
Komparatif dalam dua suku kata sebagian menggunakan imbuhan –
er, sebagian juga menggunakan –more.

Contoh: Contoh kalimat:
Clever – cleverer - Trumia is happier than Tuti.
Narrow – narrower - Tegar is cleverer than Irfan.
Modern – more modern - Shidqi is more handsome
Famous – more famous than Mustofa.
Etc. - Young Almusto is more
famous than Cyril Lahzah Kumiko

c. Adjective dengan tiga suku kata
(three syllables)
Tingkat komparatif dengan tiga suku kata wajib
menggunakan imbuhan –more. Contoh:
Beautiful – more beautiful
Diligent – more diligent
Expensive – more expensive
Contoh kalimat:
- Trumia is more beautiful than Yahro.
- Shidqi is more diligent than Gempi.

Megapro is more expensive than Supra.

3. Superlative degree
Superlative degree memiliki tingkatan paling tinggi di antara yang lain. Tingkatan paling atau ter-, terpandai,
terkaya, paling rajin, paling gemuk, dll. Ciri-ciri dari tingkatan ini adalah terdapat imbuhan –est/st atau most
kemudian sebelum kata sifat ditambah dengan “the”. Untuk kata sifat bersuku kata satu menggunakan –est/st,
kata sifat bersuku kata dua sebagian menggunakan –est/st, sebagian tertentu menggunakan most, kemudian
yang bersuku kata tiga wajib menggunakan most.

Contoh:
Long – longer – longest
Rich – richer – richest
Happy – happier – happiest
Expensive –more expensive – most expensive
Interesting – more interesting – most interesting
Contoh kalimat:
- Mustofa is the most handsome man in the world.
- Muhammad is the richest person.
- The plane is the fastest transportation.
- Mathematic is the most difficult subject at school.

Tabel Tingkat Perbandingan (The Table of Degrees of Comparison)
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One syllable (Satu Suku kata)

No Adjective/Positive Comparative (-er) Superlative (the –est) Meaning (arti)

1 Small Smaller The smallest Kecil

2 Strong Stronger The strongest Kuat

3 Big Bigger The biggest Besar

4 Weak Weaker The Weakest Lemah

5 Tall Taller The tallest Tinggi

6 Short Shorter The shorter Pendek

7 Thin Thinner The thinnest Tipis/Kurus

8 High Higher The highest Tinggi

9 Low Lower The lowest Rendah

10 Light Lighter The lightest Ringan

11 Young Younger The youngest Muda

12 Old Older The oldest Tua

13 Long Longer The longest Panjang

14 Fast Faster The fastst Cepat

15 Slow Slower The slowest Lambat

No Adjective/Positive Comparative (-er) Superlative (the –est) Meaning (arti)
Wider The widest Lebar
16 Wide Larger The largest
Poorer The poorest Luas/besar
17 Large Richer The richest Miskin
Cheaper The cheapest Kaya
18 Poor Harder The hardest Kaya
Softer The softest Keras
19 Rich Sweeter The sweetest Lembut
Colder The coldest Manis
20 Cheap Hotter The hottest Dingin
Cleaner The cleanest Panas
21 Hard Darker The darkest Bersih
Safer The safest Gelap
22 Soft Slimmer The slimmest Aman
Thicker The thickest Langsing
23 Sweet Fatter The fattest Tebal
Clearer The clearest Gemuk
24 Cold Wiser The Wisest Jelas
Smarter The smartest Bijaksana
25 . Hot Greater The greatest
26 Clean Deeper The deepest Cerdas, Pandai
Fewer The fewest Agung, Besar, Bagus
27 Dark
Dalam
28 Safe Sedikit (countable)

29 Slim

30 Thick

31 Fat

32 Clear

33 Wise

34 Smart

35 Great

36 Deep

37 Few

Two syllables (Dua Suku kata)

No Adjective/Positive Comparative (-er/more) Superlative(-er/most) Meaning (arti)
The heaviest Berat
37 Heavy Heavier The prettiest Cantik
The nearest Dekat
38 Pretty Prettier The laziest Malas
The craziest Gila
39 Near Nearer
The most handsome Tampan, ganteng
40 Lazy Lazier The tidiest Rapi
The happiest
41 Crazy Crazier Bahagia, senang
The most stupid Bodoh
42 Handsome More handsome The cleverest
The most famous Pandai, pintar
43 Tidy Tidier The tastiest Terkenal
The most polite Enak
44 Happy Happier The most careless Sopan
The simplest Ceroboh
45 Stupid More stupid The easiest Sederhana
The dirtiest Mudah
46 Clever Cleverer The most friendly Kotor
Ramah
47 Famous More famous

48 Tasty Tastier

49 Polite More polite

50 Careless More careless

51 Simple Simpler

52 Easy Easier

53 Dirty Dirtier

54 Friendly More friendly

Three syllables/more (Tiga suku kata/lebih)

No Adjective/Positive Comparative (more) . Superlative(the most) Meaning (arti)
55 Interesting More interesting The most interesting Menarik
56 Diligent More diligent The most diligent Rajin
57 Difficult More difficult The most difficult Sulit
58 Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful Cantik
59 Expensive More expensive The most expensive Mahal
60 Careful More careful The most careful Berhati-hati
61 Powerful More powerful The most powerful
62 Powerless More powerless The most powerless Bertenaga/kuat
63 Comfortable More comfortbale The most comfortable Lemah
64 Inteligent More inteligent The most inteligent Nyaman
65 Popular More popular The most popular
Pandai, cerdik
Terkenal, ternama

No Adjective/Positive Comparative(more) Superlative(themost) Meaning (arti)
66 Dangerous Moredangerous Themostdangerous Berbahaya
67 Poisonuous Morepoisonous Themostpoisonous Beracun
68 Chalenging Morechalenging Themostchalenging Menantang
69 Natural Morenatural Themostnatural Alami
70 Complicated Morecomplicated Themostcomplicated Sulit
71 Goodlooking Moregoodlooking Themostgoodlooking Ganteng

Irregular Forms (Bentuk tak beraturan)

No Adjective/Positive Comparative (more) Superlative(the most) Meaning (arti)
The best Baik, bagus
72 Good Better The worst Buruk, jelek
The most Banyak
73 Bad Worse The least Sedikit (uncountable)
The farthest/furthest Jauh/lanjut/rinci
74 Much/Many More

75 Little Less

76 Far Farther/further

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