Making comparisons
This is how we construct comparatives with adjectives, adverbs and nouns:
- Superiority (+): más (…) + que (more… + than)
Magda es más amable que Carolina.
Magda is more pleasant than Carolina.
- Inferiority (-):
menos (…) que (less…than)
Nacho es menos inteligente que Ana.
Nacho is less clever than Ana.
no (verb) + tan (…) como (as…as)
Nacho no es tan inteligente como Ana.
Nacho is not as intelligent as Ana.
- Equality (=):
tan (…) como (as…as)
El coche es tan rápido como la moto.
Cars are as fast as bikes.
tanto/a (…) como (as much/many…as)
Betty tiene tantos años como el hotel.
Betty is as old as the hotel.
igual de (…) que (as/equally…as)
El coche es igual de rápido que la moto.
The car is as fast as the motorbike.
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