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Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives. Unequal comparisons. To say something is more or less use Mas que or menos que Ellos salen mas que nosotros . They go out more than us Este diso cuesta menos que ése . This disc costs less than that one.

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Comparatives and Superlatives

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  1. Comparatives and Superlatives

  2. Unequal comparisons • To say something is more or less use • Masqueor menosque • Ellossalenmasquenosotros. • They go out more than us • Este disocuestamenosqueése. • This disc costs less than that one.

  3. When making unequal comparisons with Másque and menosque, the quality being compared is often expressed between másque and menosque • Más + (adjective, adverb or noun) + que • Menos + (adjective, adverb or noun) + que

  4. Jorge esMásalto queyo • Estacamaesmenosduraque la mía • Ana corremásrápidoquetú • La profesorahablamenos lento que los estudiantes. • La bibliotecatienemáslibrosquerevistas.

  5. Some unequal comparisons are made with mejor, peor, mayor ormenor. • Mejorbetter • Peor worse • Mayor older • Menoryounger

  6. Túhablasmejorqueyo, peroesribespeorqueyo. • Ella esmayor quetúperomenorqueyo.

  7. Equal comparisons

  8. Equal comparisons are made with • Tan ….. Como • Or • Tanto……. Como • It depends on whether the comparison being made refers to an adjective or adverb, or a noun.

  9. Tan + (adjective or adverb) + como • La películaestan buenacomoel libro. • Julia no come tan tardecomosuhermano • Yohablotan lentamente comovosotros.

  10. Tanto,a,os,as+ (noun) + como • No hay tantalimonadacomoleche. • Estaclasetienetantoschicoscomochicas. • Tengotantos amigos comoellos.

  11. There are just as many oranges as there are onions

  12. Hay tantas naranjas como cebollas.

  13. The yellow pear is just as good as the green one.

  14. La pera amarilla es tan buena como la pera verde.

  15. The cathedral is bigger than the bridge

  16. La catedral es más grande que el puente

  17. There are more white horses, but the black one is better

  18. Hay más caballos blancos, pero el negro es mejor.

  19. Superlatives • You already learned that –ísimo can be added to an adjective to express a very high degree of the characteristic that adjective names. • Esta paella está riquísima • Tomasita e Irma son inteligentísimas. • Es buenísima.

  20. To express the highest degree of a quality • We use the definite article (el,la,los,las) with the thing or quality being compared before the comparative construction. • El,la,los,las + noun + mas/menos+ adjective

  21. Éstas son lasblusasmásbonitas. • These are the prettiest blouses • Tienenel carromenoselegante. • They have the least elegant car. • El Amazonas esel ríomás largo de Sudamérica. • The Amazon is the longest river in South America.

  22. Éstos son los mejoresestudiantes del colegio. • These are the best students in the school. • Acabo de verla peorpelícula del año. • I just saw the worst movie of the year. • Ella es la menor de nuestafamilia • She is the youngest of the family.

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