1. 비교 구문의 종류: 형용사, 부사

Seoul is larger than Busan.

Seoul is the largest city in Korea.

2. 비교급

[1] 비교급 + than

[2] 비교급이 포함된 표현

-the + 비교급 ~, the + 비교급 ~

“The more, the merrier.”

“The more pizza I eat, the merrier I feel.”

- the + 비교급 + of the two

→ I have a 금도끼 and an 은도끼.

A 금도끼 is the more expensive of the two.

[3] 비교급 강조

much(훨씬 더), far(훨씬 더), even(심지어 더), still(그래도 더)

Our delivery service is much quicker than those of others.

The hotel is far cheaper than we expected.

3. 최상급

[1] the + 최상급 + of ~ (~중에 최고) / in ~(~에서 최고) / that절(주어가 동사한 것 중 최고)

He is the most intelligent student of all my classmates.

It is the tallest building in the city.

This is the most heavily researched article that I have ever read.

[2] 최상급이 포함된 표현

-one of the 최상급 + 복수 명사

She is one of the richest people in this town.

-the + 서수 + 최상급

Yuna Kim is the first best figure skater!

Subasaki is the second best figure skater!

John Bob is the third best figure skater!