Higher/lower degree comparative

Here is how to compare things or persons. "plus ... que" is the French equivalent of "more ... than" and "moins ... que" means "less ... than".

Note: que becomes qu' when the following letter is a vowel.

Examples

• Jérome est plus grand que Sébastien.
  Jérome is taller than Sébastien.
• Isabelle est moins curieuse qu'Aurélie.
  Isabelle is less curious than Aurélie.

Note: de becomes d' when the following letter is a vowel.

Examples

• Lionel a plus d'argent qu'Hervé.
  Lionel has more money than Hervé.
• Jean a plus de chance que Sébastien.
  Jean has more luck than Sébastien.