Exercise: the best concert ever

Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Exercise: the best concert ever

Hello,

one of the sentences to be translated was: They were even better than in my dreams.

The best answer is: Eran aún mejor que en mis sueños.


Why isn't it "mejores" here? "Eran aún mejores que en mis sueños."

Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Deborah

Here "mejor" is an adjective and it should indeed agree with the subject which is plural (they) -That will be corrected shortly. 

I tried to find a justification to that "mejor" in the singular form and I think it is because we are talking about "they" but we are thinking about "a band" as a singular subject. Also, "mejor" could sometimes be an adverb (invariable word) and this sentence is very similar to this other one using the adverb (not the adjective): 

Tocaban mejor que en mis sueños.

They played better than in my dreams.

Here mejor is an adverb meaning "in a better way".

Un saludo

Inma

Linh T.C1Kwiziq community member

Mejores means "best", mejor means "better"

Deborah S. asked:

Exercise: the best concert ever

Hello,

one of the sentences to be translated was: They were even better than in my dreams.

The best answer is: Eran aún mejor que en mis sueños.


Why isn't it "mejores" here? "Eran aún mejores que en mis sueños."

Thanks!

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