Comparativos & Superlativos
Comparativos de igualdad As + adjetivo + as Not so / as + adjetivo + as ‘He is as tall as me’ ‘He isn’t so / as tall as me’ En castellano utilizamos tan+ adjetivo + como
Comparatives de superioridad Short adjectives (1 syllable) Añadimos –er o –r. Two – syllable adjectives ending in –y Eliminamos la –y y añadimos –ier. Longer adjectives (2 or more syllables) Utilizamos more delante del adjetivo. Irregular forms Algunos adjetivos tienen formas totalmente irregulares.
Rich Richer than Nice Nicer than Easy Easier than Happy Happier than Stressful More… than Dangerous Good Better than Bad Worse than Far Farther / further than
‘John is shorter than Mary’ ‘He is more intelligent than her’ Utilizamos los adjetivos en grado comparativo para comparar dos cosas o personas entre sí. Utilizamos than para construir frases comparativas. ‘John is shorter than Mary’ ‘He is more intelligent than her’ En castellano utilizamos más + adjetivo + que
Superlatives Short adjectives (1 syllable) Añadimos –est o –st. Two – syllable adjectives ending in –y Eliminamos la –y y añadimos –iest. Longer adjectives (2or more syllables) Utilizamos the most delante del adjetivo. Irregular forms Algunos adjetivos tienen formas totalmente irregulares.
The farthest / furthest Rich Richer than The richest Nice Nicer than The nicest Easy Easier than The easiest Happy Happier than The happiest Stressful More… than The most … Dangerous Good Better than The best Bad Worse than The worst Far Farther / further than The farthest / furthest
‘He is the shortest in the group’ Utilizamos los adjetivos en grado superlativo para comparar una cosa o persona con la totalidad del grupo al que pertenece. En inglés, siempre utilizamos the delante de los adjetivos en grado superlativo. ‘He is the shortest in the group’ ‘He is the most interesting of the students’ En castellano utilizamos el más + adjetivo
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