Are "mejor" and "mayor" the same?
For example, what is the difference between "Este coche es mejor" and "Este coche es mayor"?
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Not at all.
Mejor is better
Mayor is bigger
Nit the same asjective
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Yes, 'mayor' is bigger, not big, and mejor is 'better'.
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Alejo!
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1
To me "este coche es mayor" sounds weird, I think I will never say that about a car. I would say "este coche es más grande". If you use it it sounds like "this car is older" rather than "thid car is bigger".
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well... let's take some examples
una persona mayor = an elder person
un problema mayor = a major problem
yo soy mayor que tu = I'm older than you
so finally you can notice "mayor" has the feeling of "superior, older, bigger"
For me, saying "este coche es mayor" sounds a little bit weird, like, you are comparing two cars and one is older.
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Este coche es mejor = This car is better.
Este coche es mayor it meas = This car is big.
Saludos.
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