How do you add -er to a spanish word?

Question

How would I add the suffix, -er to the end of a spanish word? For example, the English word, older. The Spanish word for "old" is viejo. How would I make that word viejo into the word "older"?

Answer 1

You add más before viejo. The same goes for most others.

Answer 2

"old" en español sería "viejo"

"older" en español sería "mayores" o "más viejo" eso me parece.

Answer 3

Mi casa es más grande que la tuya. (My house is bigger than yours.)

Maria es más bonita que Sandra. (Maria is more beautiful than Sandra.)

Soy más gordo que tú. ( I'm fatter than you.)

Mi coche es más viejo que el tuyo. (My car is older than yours.)

Answer 4

Hi Jordan,

Goyo is correct that the general formula for "-er" comparisons is to place más in front of the adjective, but for viejo there is a special form that is usually used. To express "older" you usually use the word "mayor". Have a look at this reference article on comparative adjectives. It should help

comparative adjectives

Good catch Iz. Could one also use más viejo? I'm thinking yes.... - Goyo, Nov 28, 2009

I'm not sure if it is correct or not to do so, but a Google search turned up over 8 million hits for "más viejo" so either there are a whole lot of people misusing this or else it is perfectly correct to use it like this - Izanoni1, Nov 28, 2009