betər

From Persian بتر‎, comparative form of Persian بد‎‎.

• IPA^(key): [beˈtær]
• Hyphenation: be‧tər

betər

1. worse [+ablative = than]
   1. more unfavorable; more negative; more good

      Bu ölümdən də betərdir. ― This is worse than dying.

      • 1981, “Ala gözlüm”, Nigar Rəfibəyli (lyrics), Emin Sabitoğlu (music), performed by Akif İslamzadə:

        Ayrılıqdan betər dünyada nə var?

        What is worse in the world than being apart?

   2. more severe, more urgent, more extreme

      Sən məndən də betərmişsən ki! ― Turns out, you're even worse than me!

• A sentence such as 'John drives worse than Mary' cannot be translated using betər, since Yəhya Məryəmdən betər sürür implies that Mary drives bad but John drives even worse. If no such meaning is intended, daha pis is used instead: Yəhya Məryəmdən daha pis sürür.

• beş betər (“five times worse than”)

• “betər” in Obastan.com.