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Adjectives for Comparing Things

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Adjectives for Comparing Things

There are three types of comparisons in Spanish; being worse to something else ('menos...que'), be better than something else ('más....que'), being the same as something else ('tan...como').

'Menos...que'

'Menos...que'

  • 'Menos...que' is used to mean 'less than'.
    • Flora es menos amable que Bella.
      • Flora is less friendly than Bella.
    • Un límon es menos dulce que una naranja.
      • A lemon is less sweet than an orange.
'Más...que'

'Más...que'

  • 'Más...que' is used to mean 'more than'.
    • Una película es más interesante que un libro.
      • A film is more interesting than a book.
    • Soy más gracioso que mi hermano.
      • I am more funny than my brother.
'Tan...como'

'Tan...como'

  • 'Tan...como' is used to mean 'as (something) as'.
    • Mi hermana es tan alta como mi madre.
      • My sister is as tall as my mum.
    • Tan pronto como sea posible.
      • As soon as possible.
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