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8.3: Comparisons Flashcards

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1
Q

Both Spanish and English use __________ to indicate which of two people or things has a lesser, equal, or greater degree of a quality.

A

comparisons

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menos interesante

A

less interesting

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más grande

A

bigger

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tan sabroso como

A

as delicious as

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Comparisons of inequality are formed by placing ________ or _______ before adjectives, adverbs, and nouns and _______ after them

A

más; menos; que

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más/menos + (_______, _______, or _______) + que

A

adjective; adverb; noun

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Note that while English has a comparative form for __________ (taller), such forms do not exist in Spanish (más alto).

A

short adjectives

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Comparison with adjectives:

Los bistecs son más caros que el pollo.

A

Steaks are more expensive than chicken.

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Comparison with adjectives:

Estas uvas son menos ricas que esa pera.

A

These grapes are less tasty than that pear.

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Comparison with adverbs:

Me acuesto más tarde que tú.

A

I go to bed later than you (do).

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Comparison with adverbs:

Luis se despierta menos temprano que yo.

A

Luis wakes up less early than I (do).

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Comparison with nouns:

Juan prepara más platos que José.

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Juan prepares more dishes than José (does).

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Comparison with nouns:

Susana come menos carne que Enrique.

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Susana eats less meat than Enrique does.

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Comparison with adjectives:

La ensalada es menos cara que la sopa.

A

Salad is less expensive than soup.

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Comparison with adjectives:

¿El pollo es más rico que el jamón?

A

Is the chicken tastier than the salmon?

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16
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When the comparison involves a number of expressions, ____ is used before the number instead of que.

A

de

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Comparison involving numerical expression:

Hay más de cincuenta naranjas.

A

There are more than fifty oranges.

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Comparison involving numerical expression:

Llego en menos de diez minutos.

A

I’ll be there in less than ten minutes.

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With verbs, this construction is used to make comparisons of inequality:

A

(verb) + más/menos que

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Verbs with comparisons of inequality:

Mis hermanos comen más que yo.

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My brothers eat more than I (do).

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21
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Verbs with comparisons of inequality:

Arturo duerme menos que su padre.

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Arturo sleeps less than his father (does).

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22
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When making comparisons of equality, use the following two contructions:

tan + (_______ or _______) + como

tanto/a(s) + (__________ or __________) + como

A

adjective; adverb

singular noun; plural noun

23
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These are constructions of __________:

tan + (adjective or adverb) + como

tanto/a(s) + (singular noun or plural noun) + como

A

equality

24
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For constructions of equality, use tan with __________ and __________, and tanto/a(s) with __________ and __________.

A

adjective; adverb; singular noun; plural noun

25
Q

Unlike tan, tanto acts as a(n) __________ and therefore agrees in number and gender with the noun it modifies.

A

adjective

26
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Comparisons of equality:

Estas uvas son tan ricas como aqéllas.

A

These grapes are as tasty as those (ones are).

27
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Comparisons of equality:

Yo probé tantos platos como él.

A

I tried as many dishes as he (did).

28
Q

Tan and tanto can also be used for __________, rather than to compare, with these meanings:

tan _______
tanto _______
tantos/as _______

A

emphasis; so; so much; so many

29
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Comparisons of equality used for emphasis:

¡Tu almuerzo es tan grande!

A

Your lunch is so big!

30
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Comparisons of equality used for emphasis:

¡Comes tantas manzanas!

A

You eat so many apples!

31
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Comparisons of equality used for emphasis:

¡Comes tanto!

A

You eat so much!

32
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Comparisons of equality used for emphasis:

¡Preparan tantos platos!

A

They prepare so many dishes!

33
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Comparisons of equality with verbs are formed by placing __________ after the verb. Note that in this construction _______ does not change in number or gender.

A

tanto como; tanto

(verb) + tanto como

34
Q

Comparisons of equality with verbs:

(verb) + __________

A

tanto como

35
Q

Comparisons of equality with verbs:

Tú viajas tanto como mi tía.

A

You travel as much as my aunt (does).

36
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Comparisons of equality with verbs:

Ellos hablan tanto como mis hermanas.

A

They talk as much as my sisters.

37
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Comparisons of equality with verbs:

Sabemos tanto como ustedes.

A

We know as much as you (do).

38
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Comparisons of equality with verbs:

No estudio tanto como Felipe.

A

I don’t study as much as Felipe (does).

39
Q

For irregular comparisons, some adjectives have __________ comparative forms.

A

irregular

40
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

_______ : _______ :: good : better

A

bueno/a : meyor

41
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

_______ : _______ :: bad : worse

A

malo/a : peor

42
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

_______ : _______ :: big : bigger

A

grande : mayor

43
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

_______ : _______ :: small : smaller

A

pequeño/a : menor

44
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

_______ : _______ :: young : younger

A

joven : menor

45
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

_______ : _______ :: old : older

A

viejo/a : mayor

46
Q

When grande and pequeño/a refer to _______, the irregular comparative forms, mayor and menor, are used. However, when these adjectives refer to _______, the regular forms, más grande and más pequeño/a, are used.

A

age; size

47
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Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

Yo soy menor que tú.

A

I’m younger than you.

48
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

Pedí un plato más pequeño.

A

I ordered a smaller dish.

49
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

Nuestro hijo es mayor que el hijo de los Andrade.

A

Our son is older than the Andrades’ son.

50
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adjectives:

La ensalada de Isabel es más grande que ésa.

A

Isabel’s salad is bigger than that one.

51
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adverbs:

The adverbs bien and mal have the same irregular comparative forms as the adjectives _______ and _______.

A

bueno/a; malo/a

52
Q

Irregular comparative form of some adverbs:

Julio nada mejor que los otros chicos.

A

Julio swims better than the other boys.

53
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Irregular comparative form of some adverbs:

Ellas cantan peor que las otras chicas.

A

They sing worse than the other girls.

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