noun
comparative degree; comparative
Grammatical term for the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs, as in English 'bigger' or 'more interesting'.
英語の形容詞には比較級と最上級がある。
English adjectives have comparative and superlative degrees.
「より大きい」は比較級の表現だ。
'Bigger' is a comparative expression.
Positive degree, the base form without comparison (e.g., 'big').
Compound of 比較 (comparison) and 級 (grade, class), a straightforward calque from Western grammatical terminology.