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with adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs, use these constructions to make comparisons of inequality
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comparativos:
- más/ menos [adj/ adv/ noun] que - [verb] más/ menos que |
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when the focus of a comparison is a noun and the second term of the comparison is a verb, or a clause, use these constructions to make comparisons of inequality
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comparativos:
- más/ menos [noun] de que [verb/ clause] |
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use these constructions to make comparisons of equality
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comparativos:
- tan [adj/adv] como - tanto/a(s) [sing/ pl noun] como - [verb] tanto como |
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before a number, more/ less than is expressed w/...
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más/ manos de
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so
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tan
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so much
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tanto
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so many
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tantos/as
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use this construction to form superlatives
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superlativos:
- el/la/los/las [noun] más/ menos [adj] de [noun] - el/la/los/las [noun] más/ menos [adj] que [verb/ clause] |
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the noun may also...
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be omitted from a superlative construction
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better
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mejor
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worse
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peor
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bigger
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mayor
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smaller
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menor
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older
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mayor
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younger
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menor
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best
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el/ la mejor
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worst
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el/ la peor
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biggest
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el/ la mayor
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smallest
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el/ la menor
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oldest
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el/ la mayor
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youngest
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el/ la menor
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when mayor and menor refer to age, they...
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follow the noun they modify
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when mayor and menor refer to quality, they...
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precede the noun
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