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Intermediate

Comparatives & Superlatives

-tar and -tarin

Comparative: adjective + -tar, with az

'-er than'.

📊 Comparison
Form Meaning Example
-tar comparative (-er) بزرگ‌تر
...-tar az more...than بزرگ‌تر از
-tarin superlative (most) بزرگ‌ترین
💬 Examples
بزرگ‌تر
bozorg-tar
bigger
📝 adjective + -tar
او از من بلندتر است.
u az man boland-tar ast.
He/She is taller than me.
📝 -tar ... از (than)
از = 'than' in comparisons

The thing compared follows از.

💬 Examples
این از آن بهتر است.
in az ān behtar ast.
This is better than that.
📝 از = than
تهران از اصفهان بزرگ‌تر است.
Tehrān az Esfahān bozorg-tar ast.
Tehran is bigger than Isfahan.
📝 Comparison with از
Superlative: -tarin, before the noun

The superlative precedes its noun.

💬 Examples
بزرگ‌ترین شهر
bozorg-tarin shahr
the biggest city
📝 -tarin + noun
بهترین دوست
behtarin dust
the best friend
📝 Irregular: خوب → بهتر → بهترین