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You are taller than I. Monica speaks more slowly than Carmen. I have fewer books than Arsenio. |
Tú eres más alto que yo. Mónica habla más lentamente que Carmen. Tengo menos libros que Arsenio. |
In Spanish, inequality is expressed by using one of the following formulae: más (menos) + adjective + quemás (menos) + adverb + quemás (menos) + noun + que |
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There are less than twenty students in the class. |
Hay menos de veinte alumnos en la clase. |
If the comparative is followed by a number, use de rather than que. |
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I have more than five dollars. dollars. |
Tengo más de cinco dólares. |
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I only have five dollars. |
No tengo más que cinco dólares. |
Note that when the sentence is negative, que is used even with numbers, to convey the meaning "only." |
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The book is as good as the movie.
The boy is as tall as the girl. |
El libro es tan bueno como la película.
El chico es tan alto como la chica. |
To form the comparisons of equality using adjectives or adverbs, use the following formula: tan + adjective (adverb) + como |
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John has much money as Maria. |
Juan tiene tanto dinero como María. |
To form comparisons of equality with nouns, use the following formula: tanto(-a,-os,-as) + noun + como
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Your students learn as much as my students. |
Sus estudiantes aprenden tanto como mis estudiantes. |
When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is no adjective, use the following formula:
verb + tanto + como |
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John is the smartest boy in the class. |
Juan es el chico más inteligente de la clase. |
the relative superlative construction is similar to the comparative. definite article + noun + más (menos) + adjective + de |
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absolute superlative comparative
very handsome extremely handsome indescribably handsome |
muy guapo sumamente guapo guapísimo |
The absolute superlative for adjectives has three possible forms. muy + adjective sumamente + adjective adjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as) |
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The following adjectives have irregular forms for the comparative and the superlative: good better best
bad worse the worst |
bueno mejor el/la mejor
malo peor el/ la peor
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irregular comparatives and superlatives:
big older;greater the oldest; the greatest
small younger; less youngest; least |
grande----------grande (regular) mayor-----------mas grande el/la mayor----la mas grande
pequeño menor el/la menor
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Juan is younger than Maria. |
Juan es menor que María. |
When referring to age, use the irregular forms mayor and menor. |
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Water is more important than food. |
El agua es de mayor importancia que la comida. |
When referring to the concepts "less" or "greater", use the irregular forms mayor and menor. |
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The boy is young. The grandfather is old. |
El niño es joven. El abuelo es viejo. |
The words joven and viejo are used for non-comparative descriptions of age. |
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The boy plays as little as the girl. |
El niño juega tan poco como la niña. |
When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is an adjective, use the following formula: verb + tan + adjective (masculine form) + como |
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This book is good, but that book is better. |
Este libro es bueno, pero ese libro es mejor. |
Note that the words más and menos are not used with the irregular comparatives. |
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That book over there is the best. |
Aquel libro es el mejor. |
With the irregular superlatives, the definite article is used. |
