Why would you use περισσότερο in this sentence?
I am not clear why you use περισσοτερο ( in neuter, singular here ), rather then using περισσότερες in the below question?
Ποίες καραμέλες σου αρεσουν περισσότερο;
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Hey Alex!
«περισσότερο» is an adverb which means that describes the verb of the phrase. Depending on the context "περισσότερο" can mean "more" or " the most":
When you are comparing something it means "more":
Συμπαθώ τη Μαρία περισσότερο από τον Γιάννη(= I like Maria more than Yannee)[here the "more" is an adverb so it describes the verb "i like"]
When you want to ask In english "the most".(remember again that here "the most" describes the verb!!!):
Which candies do you like the most(= ποιες καραμέλες σου αρέσουν περισσότερο)[again the same thing the "the most describes the verb "like"]
On the other side...
περισσότερος,περισσότερη,περισσότερη is an adjective and describes nouns, an so IT HAS TO AGREE with the noun that describes:
οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι (=Most people are bad) [here the "most" describes the "noun" , so it's an adjective!]
Ποιος είναι ο περισσότερος χρόνος που πέρασε κανείς στο διάστημα;(= What's the most time spent in space?)[here, again, "the most" describe the noun "time", so it's an adjective]
I hope this helps!
Kind regards,
Stergios Efes
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