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COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES Raúl R. Poncela @nosolo_ele www.nosoloele.wordpress.com

Basic Spanish grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

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Page 1: Basic Spanish grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Raúl R. Poncela@nosolo_ele

www.nosoloele.wordpress.com

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Para hacer comparaciones/to make comparions use:

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

Más…(adjetivo)….que More…than/….er than

El alcohol es más caro en Inglaterra que en España

Alcochol is more expensive in England than in Spain

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Para hacer comparaciones/to make comparions use:

Tomás es menos inteligente que Pablo

Tomás is less intelligent than Pablo

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

Menos…(adjetivo)….que Less……………..than

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To say that something or somebody is “as………as” you use “tan + adjetivo+como”

La catedral es tan antigua como el castilloThe cathedral is as old as the castle

El alcohol es tan peligroso como el trabajoAlcohol is as dangerous as tobacco

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Tan…..(adjectivo)….como

As…(adjetivo)…..as

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Las chicas practican tantos deportes como los chicos

Girls take part in as many sports as boys

Tanto is itself an adjective (tanto/a/os/as) and so must agree with the noun it describes

No hay tanta gente aquí hoy como ayer

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Tanto/a/os/as…(nombre)…..como As many…..(nombre)…......as

La gente

(femenino/sing)Tanta: (femenino/sing)

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Special comparative forms:◦ There are a few important irregular comparatives:

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MEJOR BETTER

PEOR WORSE

MAYOR OLDER

MENOR YOUNGER

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Este pan es bueno, pero el pan integral es mejor

This bread is good, but wholewheat bread is better

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

MEJOR BETTER

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El Real Madrid es mejor que el Barcelona

Real Madrid is better than Barcelona

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS

MEJOR QUE BETTER THAN

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Fernando Torres es peor que Cristiano Ronaldo

Fernando Torres is worse than Cristiano Ronaldo

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PEOR QUE WORSE THAN

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Bart Simpson es mayor que Maggie Simpson

Bart Simpson is older than Maggie Simpson

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MAYOR QUE OLDER THAN

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Maggie Simpson es menor que Bart Simpson

Maggie Simpson is younger than Bart Simpson

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MENOR QUE YOUNGER THAN

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¡ATENCIÓN! Note than in English, you sometimes use “big” and “little” when We mean older and younger. Spanish uses mayor/menor

Mi hermano mayor se llama EnriqueMy big (i.e. older) brother is called Enrique

Mi hermana menor se llama IreneMy little (i.e younger) sister is called Irene

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Esta casa es la más vieja de la regiónThis house is the oldest in the area

Nuestro colegio es el más moderno de la ciudad

Our school is the most modern in the town

EL SUPERLATIVO/ THE SUPERLATIVE

El/la/los/las + más The most…/ the………es

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Este hotel es el menos caro de la región

This hotel is the least expensive in the area

EL SUPERLATIVO/ THE SUPERLATIVE

El/la/los/las + menos The most / the……..est

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The (same) adjectives are irregular in the superlative as in the comparitive form.

EL SUPERLATIVO/ THE SUPERLATIVE

El/la mejor The best

El/la peor The worst

El/la mayor The biggest

El/la menor The youngest

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To put special emphasis on an adjective, you can add –ísimo/a/os/as to it. This is a strong way of saying very:

El colegio es aburridísimoSchool is so boring

La chaqueta es carísimaTha jacket is incredibly expensive

-ísimo