In this grammar lesson, you will learn how to make comparisons with nouns in French.
In this lesson you will learn about:
- how to make comparisons with nouns in French
- how comparisons with nouns are used in French sentences
- how you can quiz yourself on how to make comparisons with nouns in French
- how to practice with flashcards on how to make comparisons with nouns in French
- how and why you should use the courses of Language Atlas to learn French
Please refer to the French B2 Curriculum to get a better overview of French grammar, if you are curious about how this fits in the overall structure of French B2.
By the end of the lesson you will know all about how to make comparisons with nouns in French!
Table of Contents
Overview of Comparisons with Nouns in French
| plus de [chose/s] que | more [thing/s] than |
| autant de [chose/s] que | as much/many [thing/s] as |
| moins de [chose/s] que | less/fewer [thing/s] than |
Comparing Your Things with that of other People
In this chapter, you will learn about comparing your things with that of other people.
If you want to express that you have more things than someone else, then you will use the following construction:
- plus de [chose/s] que = more [thing/s] than
J’ai plus de chaussures que vous.
I have more shoes than you.
Ils ont plus de points que moi.
They have more points than me.
If you want to express that you have as many things as someone else, then you will use the following construction:
- autant de [chose/s] que = as much/many [thing/s] as
Nous avons autant de voitures qu’eux.
We have as many cars as them.
J’ai autant de chaises que vous.
I have as many chairs as you.
If you want to express that you have less/fewer things than someone else, then you will use the following construction:
- moins de [chose/s] que = less/fewer [thing/s] than
Clara a moins de guitares que moi.
Clara has fewer guitars than me.
Paul a moins de courage que vous.
Paul has less courage than you.
Please note that you always have to agree in gender when you compare with adjectives.
Please also note that you have to use stress pronouns (que moi, toi, lui/elle, nous, vous, eux/elles) when you compare your things with someone else.
Comparing Things with other Things
In the second chapter you will learn how to make comparing things with other things.
If you want to express that there are more of Things A than of Things B, then you will use the following construction:
- plus de [chose/s] que de = more [thing/s] than
Il y a plus de chats que de chiens ici.
There are more cats than dogs here.
If you want to express that there are equal amounts of Thing A and of Thing B, then you will use the following construction:
- autant de [chose/s] que de = as much/many [thing/s] as
Il y a autant de femmes que d’hommes à l’université.
There are as many women as men in the university.
If you want to express that there are fewer/less amounts of Thing A and of Thing B, then you will use the following construction:
- moins de [chose/s] que de = less/fewer [thing/s] than
Il y a moins de médecins que d’enseignants.
There are fewer doctors than teachers.
You use the same exact constructions as before, but only now you add “de” at the end of it.
Example Sentences on Comparisons with Nouns in French
The final section of this lesson on how to make comparisons with nouns in French is about seeing the comparisons in action.
This is valuable because you can improve your understanding on how to make comparisons with nouns in French through examples.
Here you can find all of the sentences used in the previous chapter, neatly organised in one place.
J’ai plus de chaussures que vous.
I have more shoes than you.
Ils ont plus de points que moi.
They have more points than me.
Nous avons autant de voitures qu’eux.
We have as many cars as them.
J’ai autant de chaises que vous.
I have as many chairs as you.
Clara a moins de guitares que moi.
Clara has fewer guitars than me.
Paul a moins de courage que vous.
Paul has less courage than you.
Il y a plus de chats que de chiens ici.
There are more cats than dogs here.
Il y a autant de femmes que d’hommes à l’université.
There are as many women as men in the university.
Il y a moins de médecins que d’enseignants.
There are fewer doctors than teachers.
Quiz Yourself on Comparisons with Nouns in French
At the end of every lesson you can do a small quiz.
You will see the sentences of the previous chapter.
You will either need to fill in the blanks, choose the correct multiple choice option, or both.
Once you are done the correct answer will be shown.
You can redo the quiz as many times as you want!
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