Pierre joue mal, Louis joue encore plus mal que lui, mais c'est Karl qui joue le plus mal. Can 'pire' be used instead of the 2nd and 3rd highlighted adverbs? Also is pire=le pire? "the worst"? E.g. C'est le pire film. (Its the worst film.) Thanks in advance.
Need clarification on use of PIRE as an adverb
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Andrea N.Kwiziq community member
Need clarification on use of PIRE as an adverb
This question relates to:French lesson "Meilleur, mieux, pire / plus mauvais, plus mal = better, best, worse and worst in French (irregular comparatives and superlatives)"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Andrea,
- plus mal / pire
Remember: the adverb ‘pire’ is used with ‘être’ contrary to the adverb ‘mal / plus mal’– see section from the lesson
- pire = le pire :
le pire de + [noun] = the worst of ... → superlative / adjective
pire que + [noun] = worse than … → comparative / adjective
c'est pire ! = it is worse ! → adverb
This is how you usually would say ‘it is the worst film’:
C’est le pire film de tous les temps ! = it is the worst film (ever made)!
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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