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''Synopsis:'' Comparison is a grammatical term that describes adjectives or adverbs that compare two nounsgive a comparative quality to a noun (usually by comparing it with another noun). There are three degrees of comparison - absolute degree (''the usual use of an adjective'' such as αγαθος ανθρωπος - a '''good''' man); comparative (such as κρεισσων ανθρωπος - a '''better''' man); and superlative (such as '''strongest''' man).
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==Lesson==
Comparison is a grammatical term that describes adjectives or adverbs that compare two nouns.give a comparative quality to a noun (usually by comparing it with another noun)
There are three degrees of comparison
There are a number of irregular superlative adjectives.
===The noun being compared to===
Comparatives are usually used to compare one noun with a second noun. In English, the word "than" is used in these sentences prior to the second noun (for example: "he is shorter than a tree"). In Greek, there are two ways to indicate the noun that is the object of comparison.
# Using the Genitive Case
# Using [[η]] (with a smooth breathing)
====Genitive of Comparison====
A noun in the genitive case directly following a comparative adjective means that this noun is the object of comparison.
====Use of ή for Comparison====
The word ή means "than" (it can also mean or). The noun directly following ή (note the smooth breathing) is the object of comparison.
==Quotes==
