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Comparativo y superlativo. Comparativo. To make comparison of equality of adjectives or adverbs the following construction is used in Spanish: Tan + adjective/adverb + como Pedro es tan guapo como Raúl. Yo aprendo tan rápido como tú. • To make comparison of equality with nouns Spanish uses the following construction: Tanto + noun + como Tanto in this case acts as an adjective and it must agree in gender and number with the noun or pronoun it modifies. Tengo tantos amigos como mi hermano. Tomamos tantas clases como ustedes. • To make comparison of equality with verbs use the following construction. Verb+ tanto como + noun or pronoun Mi madre habla tanto como mi tía. Mis hermanos nadan tanto como yo. • A comparison of inequality expresses more…than or less… than. Spanish uses this construction with adjectives, adverbs and nouns: Más / menos + adjective/adverb/noun + que Mario es menos estudioso que Carlos Tu casa está más lejos que mi casa. Yo tengo menos clases que mi amiga. • Use this construction to make comparison of inequality with verbs: Verb + más / menos + que Margarita estudia más que Carolina. • Before and adjective of quantity (numbers), de replaces que as the equivalent of than. Tengo más de veinte dólares. Manolo no va a tomar más de dos cervezas. fin Superlativo: • A superlative statement expresses the highest or lowest degree of quality. • Spanish uses the following construction: Def. article + más or menos + adjective + de • Note that the preposition de is the equivalent of in or of after a superlative. Marta es la más inteligente de la clase. Paco es el más viejo de los tíos. Irregular forms of the comparative and superlative. Adjetivos adverbios comparativo superlativo bueno bien mejor el mejor malo mal peor el peor mayor el mayor menor el menor grande (viejo) pequeño (joven)
