Comparing measures: el doble de, la meitat de, tres vegades més
How many times more is counted through "vegades": el doble de — twice as much, tres vegades més — three times more. Before a noun goes "de": el doble de sucre — a double portion of sugar, la meitat de la llet — half the milk. In the comparison "que" appears: Aquest pont és tres vegades més llarg que el vell — this bridge is three times longer than the old one. For example: “Aquesta ampolla conté el doble de suc que…
How it works
How many times more is counted through "vegades": el doble de — twice as much, tres vegades més — three times more. Before a noun goes "de": el doble de sucre — a double portion of sugar, la meitat de la llet — half the milk. In the comparison "que" appears: Aquest pont és tres vegades més llarg que el vell — this bridge is three times longer than the old one.
The numeral is substituted freely: quatre vegades més — four times more, la quarta part — a quarter. Note: "més" compares, "que" connects — together they measure the world as the scales measure flour.
Table
| construction | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| el doble de | twice as much | el doble de sucre |
| la meitat de | half | la meitat de la llet |
| X vegades més (que) | how many times more | tres vegades més llarg |
| X vegades menys (que) | how many times less | dues vegades menys sal |
By example
- Aquesta ampolla conté el doble de suc que l'altraThis bottle holds twice as much juice as the other
- Fica la meitat de sucre que diu la receptaPut half as much sugar as the recipe says
- Aquest pont és tres vegades més llarg que el vellThis bridge is three times longer than the old one
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
Comparing measures: how does it work in Valencian?
How many times more is counted through "vegades": el doble de — twice as much, tres vegades més — three times more. Before a noun goes "de": el doble de sucre — a double portion of sugar, la meitat de la llet — half the milk. In the comparison "que" appears: Aquest pont és tres vegades més llarg…
What does it look like in an example sentence Valencian?
“Aquesta ampolla conté el doble de suc que l'altra” — This bottle holds twice as much juice as the other. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.