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Comparisons

Comparisons of Inequality To say that one person is taller, shorter, happier, sadder, etc., than another person, you say Juan es más alto que Roberto. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Juan is more tall than Roberto. Susana es más baja que Elena. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Susana is more short than Elena.

You can also compare actions: Juan lee más libros que Carlos. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Juan reads more books than Carlos. Susana escribe más cartas que Elena. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Susana writes more letters than Elena.

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Just like you can’t say “gooder” or “badder” in English, you can’t say “más bueno” or “más malo” in Spanish. You have to say “mejor” (“better”) or “peor” (“worse”). (NOT “más bueno”) Juan es mejor que Carlos. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Juan is better than Carlos. (NOT “más malo”) Susana es peor que Elena. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Susana is worse than Elena. Spanish has two other words that don’t get “más”: (NOT “más viejo”) Juan es mayor que Carlos. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Juan is older than Carlos. (NOT “más joven”) Susana es menor que Elena. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Susana is younger than Elena.

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Carlos Juan Tomás Roberto Carlos es más bajo que Juan. Juan es más alto que Carlos. Tomás es más gordo que Roberto. Roberto es más delgado que Tomás. Ángel es mejor que Diablo. Diablo es peor que Ángel. Diablo Ángel

Juan Roberto Ángel Carlos ¿Quién tiene más dinero que Juan? Roberto tiene más dinero que Juan. ¿Quién tiene más lápices que Carlos? Ángel tiene más lápices que Carlos.

Juan Roberto Ángel Carlos Roberto tiene más dinero que Juan. Ángel tiene más lápices que Carlos. dinero

Comparisons of Equality If one person is just as tall as another or just as pretty or just as smart, you say it this way: Juan es tan alto como Carlos. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Juan is as tall as Carlos. Susana es tan bonita como Elena. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Susana is as pretty as Elena.

To say that someone has as much money as someone else or eats as many tacos as someone else, you say it this way: Juan tiene tanto dinero como Carlos. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Juan has as much money as Carlos. Susana lee tantos libros como Elena. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Susana reads as many books as Elena. Note: “tan” means “as”; “tanto, tanta” mean “as much”; “tantos, tantas” mean “as many.” Whether you use “tanto,” “tanta,” “tantos,” or “tantas” depends on whether the noun that follows it is masculine/feminine/singular/plural.

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That was a “comparisons for dummies” exercise. Now click here to go to one that’s not for dummies.here

JuanAntonio TomásAlberto Juan es tan alto como Antonio. Tomás es tan gordo como Alberto. Miguel es tan rico como Alejandro. Ángel es tan bueno como José. MiguelAlejandro ÁngelJosé

JuanAntonio Tomás Alberto ¿Quién es tan alto como Juan? Antonio es tan alto como Juan. ¿Quién es tan gordo como Tomás? Alberto es tan gordo como Tomás. ¿Quién es tan bueno como Ángel? José es tan bueno como Ángel. ¿Quién es tan rico como Miguel? Alejandro es tan rico como Miguel. Miguel Alejandro ÁngelJosé

Juan Roberto Ángel Carlos Roberto tiene tanto dinero como Juan. Ángel tiene tantos lápices como Carlos.

MaríaElena Juana Teresa María lee tantos libros como Elena. Juana bebe tanta leche como Teresa.

MaríaElena Juana Teresa ¿Quién lee tantos libros como María? Elena lee tantos libros como María. ¿Quién tiene tanto dinero como Roberto? Juan tiene tanto dinero como Roberto. ¿Quién bebe tanta leche como Juana? Teresa bebe tanta leche como Juana. ¿Quién tiene tantos lápices como Ángel? Carlos tiene tantos lápices como Ángel. Roberto Juan Ángel Carlos

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