Phrase · 💡 Recommending and advising
Es mejor ir en metro que en carro a esa hora.
At that time it’s better to take the metro than the car.
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Why every word is where it is
Es1verbit isser · present · 3rd sing.mejor1adjectivebetterir1verbto goinfinitiveen2prepositionbymetronounmetromasc. · sing.que3conjunctionthanen2prepositionbycarronouncarmasc. · sing.aprepositionatesadeterminerthatese · fem. · sing.horanountime (hour)fem. · sing..
- Es → ir: es mejor + infinitive
- mejor → que: mejor … que
- esa → hora: f. sg.
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1es mejor + infinitive: general advice with no subject. Subjunctive: value judgements and impersonal expressions →
- 2en metro, en carro = by metro, by car. Prepositions and adverbs of place and time →
- 3mejor … que = better … than. Comparatives, superlatives and exclamatives →
Variations
- Es mejor ir en metro que en coche a esa hora.