More proper versus properer

Question

I would like to know how I can say "más adecuado". Can I say "more proper" or "properer"?

Answer 1

OK, then "sure, more sure" are correct.... and what about "the most sure, the surest"?

And, "fun, more fun" are correct.... and what about "the funnest, the most fun"?

Answer 2

I would say properer. But then I call "Who is Smarter Than a 5th Grader" "Who is more smarterer than a 5th Grader"! But Mari is correct in correcting me. I was joking...more proper is the most proper...word to use.

I hope Nila knows that you are joking when you say "properer!" - --Mariana--, Sep 19, 2009

I do know. - nila45, Sep 19, 2009

In any case, JohnJuan has been clever in his "I was joking" sentence. We must, however, correct it slightly to "...is the more proper...word to use." (There are two things being compared in this case.) - Janice, Sep 20, 2009

Answer 3

"Robert speaks a lot of slang. My English is more proper than Robert's English," which means that I use a more standard way of speaking than Robert does.

In this sentence, "more proper" is a good option.

Robert talks alot of slang. My English is more properer than his and plus my mom says I'm more smarterer than a fif grader!

Sorry...couldn't help myself!

jejeje - Valerie, Sep 20, 2009

Answer 4

It is true that it can be confusing because the word "adecuado" has several meanings in English "proper", "suitable", "appropiate". Anyway, I would like to focus on the use of: -er or more.

Reading some comments I have some doubts:

"Going to a party is funner than doing homework" is heard a lot, when the correct version should be "Going to a party is more fun than doing homework." NICK CORTINA

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Whenever an adjective ends in an r sound, we usually use more instead of adding another -er onto the end of it. (example: sure, more sure, surest) WEBDUNCE

If I follow the rules, it would be "funner" instead of "more fun" since it has one syllable. I find this a bit confusing.

According to the rules, it would be "surer", but it sounds terrible. I think "more sure" sounds better. And then, it would be "the most sure" instead of "the surest". Also, I find this confusing.

Answer 5

"More proper" sounds better than "properer".

I admit that there are adjectives like "clever" that sound better when I say "more clever". But I wonder if there can be some type of exception because perhaps it is possible to say "cleverer".

I have just found this on the Internet. I am sorry to say that it is in Spanish but I hope you understand.

Formación del comparativo y del superlativo:

Para formar el comparativo o superlativo aplicaremos diferentes reglas según los siguientes grupos:

1. Para los adjetivos acabados en "y", "er", "le", "ow" de dos slabas:

• La comparación: Para formar comparaciones se añade la terminación -er.

Y si acaban en y, esta se sustituirá por la i latina. Por ejemplo, el adjetivo easy (fácil) acabará con -ier: easier (más fácil)

Ejemplos:

This work is easier than yours (Este trabajo es más fácil que el tuyo.) I'm cleverer than her (Soy más inteligente que ella.) My car is slower than yours (Mi coche es más lento que el tuyo.)

Cleverer is used a lt instead of more clever. - ian-hill, Sep 19, 2009

Answer 6

Thank you