Comparatives of Adverbs

किस प्रकार Adjective की तीन Degrees of comparison होती हैं उसी प्रकार कुछ Adverb की भी तीन तुलनात्मक अवास्थाए होती है
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Comparatives of Adverbs

1. किस प्रकार Adjective की तीन Degrees of comparison होती हैं उसी प्रकार कुछ Adverb की भी तीन तुलनात्मक अवास्थाए होती है 
  1. Positive degree. 
  2. Comparative degree. 
  3. Superlative degree.

Positive degree Comparative degree Superlative degree
Short Shorter Shortest
Late Later Latest /Last
Hard Harder Hardest
Fast Faster Fastest
She ran fast. She ran faster. She ran the fastest of all girls.

इस तरह के Adverbs में comparative degree बनाने हेतु er तथा superlative degree बनाने हेतु est लगाते हैं।

2. कुछ Adverb के अन्त में Y आता है, उनकी Comparative degree बनाने के लिए more तथा Superlative degree बनाने के लिए most का प्रयोग किया जाता है। जैसे:

Positive Comparative Superlative
Slowly More slowly Most slowly
Wisely More wisely Most wisely
Swiftly More swiftly. Most swiftly
Skilfully More skilfully Most skilfully

He ran swiftly
He ran more swiftly than Ramesh.
He ran most swiftly among all students.

लेकिन early, more early, most early गलत है।
क्योंकि early-earlier-earliest होता है।

नीचे कुछ adverb की Comparative एवं Superlative degree बताई गई है।

Positive Comparative Superlative
badly, ill worse worst
well better best
little less least
much more most
far father farthest
forth further furthest
near nearer nearest

Note
Adverb of Manner, Adverb of Degree एवं Adverb of Time के अतिरिक्त अन्य प्रकार के Adverbs की Comparative या Superlative degree नहीं बनाई जा सकती है।
When, then, where, there, once इल्यादि की भी Comparative या Superlative degree नहीं बनाई जा सकती है।

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