What part of speech is the word "longer"? You will learn the answer to this question from the materials of this article. In addition, we will tell you how to parse such a lexical item by composition, what synonym can be replaced, and so on.
General information
Almost everyone knows how to spell the word "longer" correctly. But not everyone knows what part of speech it refers to. In this regard, we propose to begin our article by clarifying this particular issue.
Determining the part of speech
To determine what part of speech the word "longer" refers to, you should put it in its initial form - "long". Next, you need to ask the appropriate question: “what?” - long. Therefore, it is an adjective. But here a new question arises: why does the word “longer” end not in -th, -th or -th, but in -her? To do this, you need to remember the features of adjective names.
Comparison of adjectives
All qualitative adjectives have such an inconsistent morphological feature,as degrees of comparison. From the school curriculum, we know that there are two degrees in Russian:
- comparative;
- excellent.
Let's consider them in more detail.
Superlatives
Such a sign indicates the smallest or greatest degree of manifestation of the sign (for example, the highest mountain) or a very small or great degree of manifestation of the sign (for example, the kindest person).
It should be especially noted that the superlative degree of adjectives is formed by adding the suffixes -eysh- or -aysh- to the main word, the prefix nai-, as well as additional lexical units "most", "most", "least", " all" or "all".
As we found out above, the word "longer" is an adjective. However, it does not stand in a superlative degree, since it does not contain the suffixes -eysh- or -aysh-, the prefixes nai-, as well as additional lexical units "most", "most", "least", "all" or "total "".
Comparative degree
than it was the year before; the lake is deeper here than there).
It should be noted that the comparative degree is formed from the stem of adjectives using suffixes such as -she/-same -ee(s) and -e (for example, higher, faster, earlier, deeper), prefixesby - (for example, newer), as well as from another stem (for example, good - better, bad - worse) or additional lexical units (more or less).
From the foregoing, we can safely say that the word "longer" is an adjective in a comparative degree. It consists of the stem "long" and the suffix "her".
How do you spell longer?
Almost everyone knows how to spell such a word. Although some people may still make a mistake while writing it. For example, the following expression is often found in a letter: "Let's see who has a longer nose." This is a misspelled word. After all, it should be used with only two letters "n". In order to prove this statement, we present the corresponding rule of the Russian language.
The word "longer" is formed from the initial form of the adjective "long". As you can see, it has two letters "n". After all, in turn, such a lexical unit arose from the noun "length" with the help of setting the suffix -n-. Therefore, both "long" and "longer" are written only with a double "n". Here is a good example:
- Her dress is longer than mine.
- She is much longer than her friend.
- I have never seen a longer route in my life.
- It was so long it barely fit in the car.
By the way, in such a lexical unit, some people question the spelling of the letter "and". For example, it is not uncommon to find the word"longer". How to check it in this case? To do this, apply the rule that applies to unstressed vowels at the root of the word. That is, for the presented lexical unit, it is required to choose such a test word in which the dubious letter will be in a stressed position. For example, "long". As you can see, the letter "and" in this word is under stress. Therefore, "longer" would be correct.
Morphemic analysis of the word
Quite often, teachers ask their students to analyze a word by composition. "Longer" is a lexical unit that is quite problematic to subject to morphemic analysis. However, above we have considered how exactly such a word is formed. That is why it is not difficult to disassemble it by composition.
So, let's do a morphemic analysis of the adjective "longer", which is in the comparative degree:
- Determine the end. In this case, it is zero.
- Determine the prefix. In our case, the prefix is missing.
- Determine the suffix. The comparative suffix in this word is -ee-. There is also a suffix -n-, which belongs to the stem.
- Determine the root. The root in this word is "length".
- Determine the basis. The basis of the adjective "longer" is "long".
Choosing a synonym
Synonyms in Russian are words of the same part of speech, which are different in spelling and sound, but have a similar lexical meaning. Here is a good example:
- small - small;
- large - big;
- beautiful - beautiful;
- ugly - scary;
- want - wish;
- talking - chatting;
- big - huge;
- create - create;
- thing - subject;
- die - perish;
- keep - grab;
- cold - not warm;
- slow - not fast, etc.
Thus, a synonym for the word "longer" should be an adjective and, if possible, stand in a comparative degree. For example:
- longer - longer;
- longer - longer;
- longer - stretcher;
- longer - longer;
- longer - higher;
- longer - longer, etc.
However, it should be noted that synonyms for a given word should be chosen so that they look natural in the context. After all, it would be a mistake to say: “He is longer than she,” since it is necessary to say: “He is taller than she.”
Choosing antonyms
Antonyms in Russian are words of the same part of speech that are different in spelling and sound, but have directly opposite lexical meanings.
Let's give an illustrative example:
- true - false;
- beautiful - ugly;
- speak - be silent;
- cold - hot;
- long - short;
- frosty - hot;
- big - small;
- fast - slow;
- run - stand;
- good - evil;
- high -low;
- bad - good, etc.
So, let's try to find an antonym for the word "longer":
- longer - shorter;
- longer is shorter.
Similarly, you can choose synonyms and antonyms for the initial form of the adjective "long". For example: high, lingering, elongated and short, compressed, short, etc.
