In paghahambing na patulad, the following prefixes ( unlapi) are used:
One is neither better nor worse than the other. In paghahambing na patulad, the two objects (or persons) being compared possess the property in the same degree. The degree of comparison pahambing is classified into two types: paghahambing na patulad and paghahambing na di-patulad. Two objects or persons are being compared here. The Filipino adjectives that are pahambing indicate that the noun or pronoun possesses the characteristic or property in a greater degree than another noun or pronoun. For some adjectives, if the noun is plural, the first syllable of the root word is repeated ( magaganda, maliliit, mahahaba, etc.). Examples of these adjectives are maganda, maliit, puro, mahaba, dilaw, luma, etc.
The Filipino adjectives that are lantay denote a characteristic or property of a noun or pronoun.
The three degrees of comparison of Filipino adjectives are lantay (positive degree), pahambing (comparative degree), and pasukdol (superlative degree). The three worksheets posted below practice the student’s skill in identifying the degree of comparison of a Filipino adjective ( kaantasan ng pang-uri).
