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Comparaciones (How it all compares…how to say it and write it.)
Comparaciones
(How it all compares…how to say it and write it.)
Comparaciones de desigualdades(Comparisons of inequality)
Más o menos +_________ + que
The formula is más or menos + (adjective/noun/ adverb) + que = more or less than.
Los adjetivos :Más o menos + (adjetivo) + que = more or less (adjective) than
El búfalo joven es más adorable que el búfalo viejo.The young buffalo is more adorable than the old buffalo.
The bottle of red juice is bigger than the bottle of purple juice.
La botella de
The fruit is prettier than the fish.
La fruta
Los sustantivos (nouns)Más o menos + (noun) + que = more or less (noun) than
El monstruo amarillo tiene más dientes que el monstruo azul.
The yellow monster has more teeth than the blue monster.
The lunch has more pork chops than vegetables.
El almuerzo_________________________________________
I have less oranges than cookies.
Yo tengo ______________________________________________
Los adverbios (the adverbs)Verbo + más o menos + (adverb) + que = verb more or less ________ than
Homer corta el césped más rápidamente que Homer baila.
Homer cuts the grass more rapidly than he dances.
I eat the mushrooms more slowly than my friend eats his peas.
Yo como ______________________________________
She drinks her milk more rapidly than we drink our milk.
Ella bebe ______________________________________________
Comparaciónes desigualdades
Verbos (verbs) + más o menos que =more or less than
Los verbos verbo + más /menos + que= Los ciervos festejan más que esta
bestia.
The deer party more than this beast.
She eats more than her aunt eats.
Ella come ___________________________________________________
They drink more than I drink.
Ellos beben ________________________________________
Comparaciones desigualdades
Changing to the preposition de instead of que
if a comparison is followed by a number.
Más + de + number + (noun)
Marianna tiene más de quince dibujos.Marianna has more than fifteen drawings.
= Comparaciones igualdades =
Los adjetivos y los adverbios (adjectives/adverbs)
Tan + (adjective / adverb) + como =
As ___________ as
Adjetivos (adjectives)
El conejito es tan precioso como el gatito. The little bunny is as precious as the kitten.
The barbecue is as expensive as the turkey.
Adverbios (adverbs)
Bugs Bunny se esconde tan bien como Porky Pig. Bugs Bunny hides as well as Porky Pig.
The sausage cuts as easily as the ham cuts.
facilmente
Los sustantivos (nouns)
Los sustantivos (nouns)
Tanto/a/os/as + noun + como= as much/many ____________as
El oso tiene tanta comida como el cerdo. The bear has as much food as the pig.
El hombre tiene tanto trabajo como el niño. The man has as much work as the boy.
“Tigger” tiene tantas rayas negras como el tiger. “Tigger” has as many black stripes as the tiger.
España tiene tantos castillos como Alemania. Spain has as many castles as
Germany.
The baby has as many teeth as the boy.
El bebé
Verbos (verbs)
Verb + tanto como = as much as
La mujer baila tanto como el hombre. The woman dances as much as the man.
The students eat as much as the professor.
Formas irregulares (irregular forms)
Bueno/a/os/as mejor, mejoresEstas bolsas son buenas pero esas son mejores.These purses are good but those are better.
Malo/a/os/as peor/peoresMis zapatos son malos pero tus zapatos son peores.My shoes are bad but your shoes are worse.Yo juego el ajedrez peor que Eugenio.I play chess worse than Eugenio.
These oranges are good but those bananas are better.
The beans are bad but the carrots are worse.
Mayor, mayoresLa escuela es mayor que la biblioteca.The school is older than the library.
Mis padres son mayores que yo.My parents are older than I.
Menor, menoresEl bebé es menor que el papá.The baby is younger than the daddy.
Mis hermanos son menores que yo.My brothers are younger than I.
The waiter is older than the cook.
El camarero es ________________________________
The women are younger than the men.
