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9.1.2: G.1.2- Comparatives (los comparativos)

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    Comparisons of inequality

    1. To compare adjectives, adverbs or nouns:

      Verb + más/menos + adjective/adverb/noun + que

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María es más alta que José.

      María is taller than José.

      --José es menos alto que María.

      José is shorter than María.

      --María corre más rápido que José.

      María runs faster than José.

      --José corre menos rápido que María.

      José is slower than María.

      --María tiene más amigos que José.

      María has more friends than José.

      --José tiene menos amigos que María.

      José has fewer friends than María.

    2. To compare nouns:

      Verb + más/menos + que

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María habla más que José.

      María speaks more than José.

      --José habla menos que María.

      José speaks less than María.

    3. To compare numerical values:

      Verb + más/menos + de + number/quantity

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María tiene más de cinco clases este semestre.

      María has more than five classes this semester.

      --Hay menos de 18 estudiantes en la clase de español.

      There are fewer than 18 students in Spanish class.

    4. To compare clauses:

      Verb + más/menos + +adjective/adverb/noun de lo (la/los/las) que

      Ejemplo(s):

      --El racismo es un problema más grave de lo que se reconoce.

      Racism is a more serious problem than is admitted.

      --La realidad demográfica en EE.UU. está cambiando más rápidamente de lo que pensamos.

      The demographic reality in the United States is changing faster than we think.

      --Hay más gente de herencia hispana en EE.UU de lo que creemos.

      There are more people of Hispanic heritage in the United States than we think.

    Comparisons of equality

    1. To compare adjectives or adverbs:

      Verb + tan + adjective/adverb + como

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María es tan alta como José.

      María is as tall as José.

      --María corre tan rápido como José.

      María runs as fast as José.

    2. To compare nouns:

      Verb + tanto/a/os/as + noun + como

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María tiene tantos amigos como José.

      María has as many friends as José.

      --María está tomando tantas clases como José.

      María is taking as many classes as José.

      --Hay tantos estudiantes en la clase de español como en la clase de inglés.

      There are as many students in Spanish class as in the English class.

    3. To compare verbs:

      Verb + tanto como + Verb

      Ejemplo(s):

      --(Yo) estudio tanto como tú (estudias).

      I study as much as you.

      --María corre tanto como José (corre).

      María runs as much as José.

    4. Some adjectives have special forms:

      bueno ... mejor

      Ejemplo(s):

      --El equipo de KU es mejor que el equipo de UK.

      KU’s team is better than UK’s team.

      malo ... peor

      Ejemplo(s):

      --La profesora de inglés es peor que la profesora de español.

      The English teacher is worse than the Spanish teacher.

      viejo ... mayor

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María tiene 23 años y José tiene 21; María es mayor que José.

      María is older than José.

      joven ... menor

      Ejemplo(s):

      --María tiene 23 años y José tiene 21; José es menor que María.

      José is younger than María.


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