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Comparativos y superlativos
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Comparisons of inequality
With adjectives, adverbs, nouns and
verbs, these constructions are used to
make comparisons of inequality More thanLess than
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Adjectives, adverbs, nouns
Más / menos + Adjective, adverb, noun + que
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Adjetivo
Este hotel es más elegante que el otro.
This hotel is more elegant than the other.
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Adverbio
Pedro llegó más tarde que yo.
Pedro arrived later than I did.
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Sustantivo (noun)
Éric tiene más maletas que Fabiola.
Erica has more suitcases than Fabiola.
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VerboVerbo + más/menos que
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Verbo
Mi hermano viaja menos que yo.
My brother travels less than I do.
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Before a number (or equivalent), more/less than is expressed with
más / menos de
Un pasaje de ida y vuelta cuesta más de quinientos dólares ($500).
A roundtrip ticket costs more than $500.
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Before a number, more/less than is expressed with más / menos de
Mi vuelo sale en menos de una hora.
My flight leaves in less than an hour.
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SUPERLATIVOS
This constructions is used to form superlatives (superlativos).
The noun is preceded by a definite article (el, la, los, las), and DE is the equivalent of IN or OF>.
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SUPERLATIVOS
El / la
+
Sustantivo
+
Más/menos
+
de
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Ejemplos de SUPERLATIVOS
Ésta es la playa más bonita de todas.
This is the prettiest beach of them all.
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Ejemplos de SUPERLATIVOS
Es el hotel más barato (inexpensive) de México.
It is the cheapest hotel in Mexico.
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SUPERLATIVOS, cont.The noun can be omitted .
El Hotel Hilton es el más elegante de Cancún.
The Hilton Hotel is the most elegant in Cancún.
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Irregular Comparatives and superlatives
Adjective
Bueno/a GoodMalo/a badGrande bigPequeño/a smallJoven
youngViejo/a old
Comparative/superlative
Mejor el/la mejor
Peor el/la peor
Mayor el/la mayor
Menor el/la menor
Menor el/la menor
Mayor el/la mayor
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Comparisons of equalitywith a noun
Tanto/a/os/as + singular or plural noun + como
Tengo tantas maletas como tú.
I have as many suitcases as you.
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Comparisons of equalitywith an adjective/adverb
Tan + adjective/adverb + comoNuestro hotel es tan lujoso como
el tuyo.Our hotel is a luxurious as
your’s.Tú corres tan rápidamente como
Julián.You run as fast as Julián.
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Comparisons of equalitywith a verb
Verb + tanto como Viajo tanto como Anita.
I travel as often as Anita.Tú nadaste tanto como yo en
Cancún.You swam as much as I did in
Cancún.