Comparisons in Spanish!! Marissa McMahand
Comparisons of Equalities Comparing two things that are equal Tan + adverb/adjective + como Tanto/tanta/tantos/tantas + noun + como (verb) Tanto/tanta/tanto/tantas + como Ex.- Las niñas son tan juguentonas como los niños. (Girls are as playful as boys). Ex.- Ya no tengo tanta energía como antes. (I don’t have as much energy as before). Ex.- Mi madre trabaja tanto como mi padre. (My mom works as much as my dad).
Comparisons of Inequalities Comparing two things that are not equal. Más/menos + adjective/adverb + que Ex.- Esta motocicleta es más bonita que la roja. (This motorcycle is prettier than the red one). Ex.- Mamá es menos obesa que mi abuela. (Mom is less obese than grandma). NOTE- If the comparitive is followed by a number, write “de” not “que”.
Relative Superlative Indicates greatest or least quality degree of one or more people in relation to others in a specific group; (most, best, least, worst). El/la/los/las + noun + más/menos + adjective Ex.- El tren es más rapido. (The train is the fastest). Ex. – Rodrigo es el estudiante menos intelligente de su clase. (Rodrido is the least intelligent student in the class).
Absolute Superlative Degree of adjective where suffixes are added to indicate greater quality or degree. -ísimo/a, -bilísimo/a, -érrimo/a Ex. – guapo=handsome; guapérrimo=extremely handsome Ex. – amable=kind; amabilísima=extremely kind
Irregular Comparatives Adjectives Bueno-good Mejor-better Malo-bad Peor-worse Grande-large Mayor-larger, older Pequeno-small Menor-smaller, younger Adverbs Mucho-much Más-more Poco-little Menos-less Bien-well Mejor-better Mal-badly Peor-worse
Ahora Practiquemos!! Compare equalities- Compare equalities- Compare inequalities- Compare inequalities- Superlatives- Superlatives-