11.15: Putting It Together: Cuando te gusta tu trabajo, todos los días son vacaciones
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[reveal-answer q=”969102″]Vocabulario: Las profesiones[/reveal-answer]
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[reveal-answer q=”616173″]Comparaciones[/reveal-answer]
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Comparaciones de igualdad
Tan + (adjetivo/adverbio) + como
tanto + | (masculine singular noun) + | como |
tanta + | (feminine singular noun) + | como |
tantos + | (masculine plural noun) + | como |
tantas + | (feminine plural noun) + | como |
To compare two actions, the structure is simply:
(Verbo) + tanto como
Comparaciones de desigualdad
más + (adjective) + que
menos + (adjective) + que
bien: mejor (better)
mal: peor (worse)
Nouns are compared in the same way:
más + (noun) + que
menos + (noun) + que
For inequality with verbs, be sure to switch the order of the words, as below:
verbo + más que
verbo + menos que
When we compare nouns with numbers, using the number as a reference point for the more or less statement, we switch the “que” to “de”.
más de + número
menos de + número
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[reveal-answer q=”171150″]El superlativo[/reveal-answer]
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el/la/los/las + (noun) + más/menos + (adjective) + de…
Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms which you saw when discussing comparisons of inequality. When applied to the superlative constructions they retain their irregular forms:
definite article + irregular comparative form + de…
bueno → el mejor (the best)
malo → el peor (the worst)
grande → el mayor (the oldest – people)
pequeño → el menor (the youngest – people)
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