Published 29/05/2015 In Blog
Más guapa (prettier), más alto (taller) and menos bonito (nicer) are the comparative form of the adjectives. They are used to compare two people, animals or things.
Superiority (+) ® más (more) + adjective (+que) (than) Pedro es más alto y más guapo que su hermana María Peter is taller and better looking than his sister Maria
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Inferiority (-) ® menos (less) + adjectitve (+que) (than) Laura es menos inteligente que Clara Laura is less intelligent than Clara
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Irregular forms: + viejo (old) > mayor (older) - viejo > menor (younger)
+ bueno (good) > mejor (better) - bueno > peor (worse)
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Mis primos son más altos que yo (My cousins are taller than I)
Estas casas son más caras (These houses are more expensive)
But!!
mayor/menor/mejor/peor (older/younger/better/worse) in singular and femenine are:
mayores/menores/ mejores/peores in plural and femenine
So, for example:
Esta carpeta es peor > Estas carpetas son peores
This folder is worse > These folders are worse
To express equality in a comparison there are two expressions in Spanish:
Tan grande como, tan alto como, igual de grande, igual de alto (as big as, as tall as) They are used to indicate if a certain quality –in this case alto and grande – is the same or not in two people, animals or things.
Examples: Pablo es igual de grande que su sobrino Mario
Pablo es as tall as his nephew Mario
- tan + adjetivo + como (as + adjective + as) María es tan simpática como su hermana Mary is as friendly as her sister
Equality (=)
- igual de + adjetivo (+que) (as + adjective + as) Juan es igual de inteligente que su hermano
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Mi coche es tan pequeño como el tuyo
My car is as small as yours
Mi perro es tan nervioso como el tuyo
My dog is as nervous as yours
Hopefully this grammar explanation will have helped you to understand how we form comparatives in Spanish, but if it isn't so don't hesitate to send me an email with your questions at info@keelyalgarlanguages.com
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