COMPARISON OF WORDS EXPRESSING QUANTITY.
81. Since in their precise sense the words pli, malpli, plej, malplej, express degree, a quantitative meaning is given by multe, much, in the desired degree of comparison:
| multe, much | pli multe, more (in amount) | plej multe, most |
| malpli multe, less " | malplej multe, least | |
| malmulte, little | pli malmulte, less " | plej malmulte, least |
COMPARISONS CONTAINING OL.
82. In a comparison made by the use of pli or malpli, the case used after ol, than, must indicate clearly the sense intended:
Mi amas ilin pli multe ol ŝin, I love them more than (I love) her.
Mi amas ilin pli multe ol ŝi, I love them more than she (loves them).
Vi helpis la viron malpli multe ol la knabo, you helped the man less than the boy (helped him).
Vi helpis la viron malpli multe ol la knabon, you helped the man less than (you helped) the boy.
CAUSAL CLAUSES.
83. A clause giving a cause or reason is introduced by ĉar, because, for, or by the combination tial ke, for this reason that, because, for:
Mi venis frue, ĉar mi volis vidi vin, I came early, for I wished to see you.
La floroj velkis tial, ke ne pluvis, the flowers wilted for this reason, that it did not rain.
Vocabulary.