Comparatif et superlatif des adverbes (Comparative and superlative of adverbs)

Formed as same way as adjectives

AdverbComparativeSuperlative
souvent(often)plus souvent (que)
more often (than)

moins souvent
less often(than)

aussi souvent(que)
as often(as)		le plus souvent
(the most often)

le moins souvent
the lest often

Note:

  • as...as possible is translated either by aussi...que possible or by le plus...possible
as far as possible          -aussi loin que possible (or)
                            -le plus loin possible
  • after a negative, aussi os often replace by si
-pas si vite!(not so fast!)
  • In French, the idea of not so, not as is often expressed by moins(less) 
-parle moins fort!(don't talk so loud!)

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

AdverbComparativeSuperlative
beaucoup
(much, a lot)		plus
(more)		le plus
(the most)
bein
(well)		mieux
(better)		le mieux
(the best)
mal
(badly)		pis or plus mal
(worse)		le pis or le plus mal
(the worst)
peu
(little)		moins
(less)		le moins
(the least)

Note

  • mieux/le mieux must not be confused with meilleur/le meilleur. which are adjective, used in front of noun.
  • pis/le pis are only found in certain set of expression
-tant pis(too bad)
-de mal en pis(from bad to worse)