Thread: по + Сравнительная степень

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

why the normal Сравнительная степень (i.e. светлее and дешевле) is not used instead of посветлее and подешевле in the sentences?

It can be used.
The form with по- is more colloquial, and it has a shade of meaning of ’a bit’. «Посветлее» — ‘a bit lighter’, «подешевле» — ‘a bit cheaper’.

Originally Posted by Cumulus

As far as I can remember, it's used to express "even ...":
громко = loud
громче = louder
погромче = even louder

I’d say that ‘even louder’ was «ещё громче» or «ещё погромче». Just «погромче» doesn’t have this meaning.


BTW, I don’t understand the sentence

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

«У нас тоже что-нибудь подешевле»

Originally Posted by Soft sign

It can be used.
The form with по- is more colloquial, and it has a shade of meaning of ’a bit’. «Посветлее» — ‘a bit lighter’, «подешевле» — ‘a bit cheaper’.

That's why I said "even louder" (still a bad way to express it, my bad). It's not quite "louder". I feel that it's "louder" and something more.

Yeah, you are right, louder and "a bit" sounds better.

a tad louder/lighter/.../

"У нас тоже что-нибудь подешевле "

This is a sentence I used.
I wanted to convey to the client the meaning:
"If you think this particular jewel is too expensive. We also have something cheaper".
I don't claim that is correct. Now I am thinking it more I think that: "У нас также что-то подешевле" is more correct
Because in this context:
-- что-нибудь is translated as anything
-- что-то is translated as something
I just used it and I was wondering why I said подешевле instead of дешевле.

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

This is a sentence I used.
I wanted to convey to the client the meaning:
"If you think this particular jewel is too expensive. We also have something cheaper".
I don't claim that is correct. Now I am thinking it more I think that: "У нас также что-то подешевле" is more correct
Because in this context:
-- что-нибудь is translated as anything
-- что-то is translated as something
I just used it and I was wondering why I said подешевле instead of дешевле.

when you answer a question: "У вас есть что-нибудь подешевле?" you must change "что-нибудь" into "кое-что".

Customer: У вас есть что-нибудь подешевле?
Seller: Да, у нас есть кое-что подешевле.

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

I just used it and I was wondering why I said подешевле instead of дешевле.

I think, you are getting used to the language)