"Ele é mais rico que qualquer um nesta cidade."

Translation: He is richer than anyone in this city.

[Ehsan_Mehmed]

should we use 'qualquer um'?? why not just 'qualquer'??

[NiihRafa]

Because is a person - anyone

[DaleWheatley]

Why is - He is more rich than anyone in this city - wrong?

[Paulenrique]

Rule for short adjectives: rich - richer - richest

[MarkosGoulet]

So "qualquer um" is another way of saying "anyone"?

[Paulenrique]

yes. anyone = qualquer um (in affirmative sentences).

[MarkosGoulet]

What's an affirmative sentence?

[Paulenrique]

we have three kinds of sentences:

• 1- negative ("not" - não),
• 2- interrogative (question)
• 3- affirmative, when you state a sentence.

[MarkosGoulet]

Ah, so it's just a regular statement. Are you saying that "qualquer um" cannot be used in negative or interrogative sentences?

[Paulenrique]

well... the uses of "some, any, no" are hard to tell apart =/ there are so many rules on it :(....through the lessons you will learn little by little these rules ;)

[EricOlivei2]

"Town" do city should be acceptable.

[skippersam]

Should 'He is richer than anyone in this city' be corrected by 'He has more money than anyone...'?

[Paulenrique]

Same meaning... but not literal... that would be "ele tem mais dinheiro que qualquer..."

[skippersam]

Sorry, I wasn't clear - that's what I meant. I wrote the first one, and it corrected to 'has more money'. Weird.

[Afoita]

The translation I was given was "He has more money than anyone in this city."

[AntonioTav2]

What's wrong in this translation?:
He's richer than any other on this city.

[reno300]

In english we would say 'in this city' not 'on this city'

[paddyobrien]

Why not "do que" here?

[AntonioTav2]

It's also correct, paddyobren. It makes no real difference as you can see on a similar comparison situation:
http://www.ciberduvidas.com/pergunta.php?id=2270

[Arseniy_Leliukh]

Why not qualquer em? Can someone explain please)

[Paulenrique]

"Qualquer em" does not exist as a word, but it is "any in".

[Arseniy_Leliukh]

Oh, I got it) couldn't see it as a word. Thanks

[Tony979198]

It is more common to say "he is richer than anyone else in this city"

[JoDee111000]

Tony, your statement means that this "he" also lives in the city. The statement from Duo correctly means "he" does not live in the city. :-)

[Tony979198]

Thanks for your explanation. It's true, I was inferring that he, too, lives in the city. Does Duo really mean that he does not live in the city, or is it simply unknown whether he lives there or not? In either case, "anyone else" would not be a good choice as you pointed out.

[will135699]

Why was "richer than anyone else" marked wrong it is just as good english as "richer than anyone"

[Jim826088]

what is wrong with "he is much richer than anyone in this city"?

[Paulenrique]

much richer = muito mais rico

[James700021]

Doesn't ' he is richer than any in this city' still make sense?

[SloanCharles]

You need to say 'than anyone else in this city'. Otherwise, since he is one of the people in the city, the statement implies that he is richer than himself, which is impossible