Comparisons Of Equality Flashcards
Louis is as tall as Maria.
Maria is as tall as Pedro.
Louis es tan alto como Maria.
Maria es tan alta como Pedro.
The adjective (alto / a) must agree with the initial noun beginning the comparison.
Both tan and tanto (the latter of which can exist in feminine and plural forms) can be used in comparisons such as “as ______ as,” which becomes either tan _____ como or tanto _____ como. One way to think of the main difference is that tan is used as an adverb in those constructions, while tanto is used as an adjective.
Tan basically means “so,” sometimes “such a” or “as,” and is used only before adjectives or adverbs (or nouns used as adjectives). Examples: Rita es tan alta como María. (Rita is as tall as María.) Rita habla tan rápido como María. (Rita talks as fast as María.) Sentences like those are by far the most common usage of tan.
If Tan is used with a verb instead of an adjective then the verb will precede Tan and not come after it.
Luis weighs the same as Pedro.
Luis pesa tan como Pedro.
A similar sentence structure is used when a noun is used in the comparison. In such cases, however, a form of tanto, an adjective, is used, and it must agree in number and gender with the noun referred to. (Tan is an adverb.) A few examples:
I don’t have as many questions as before.
The country exports as many dollars as it imports.
No tengo tantas preguntas como antes.
El país exporta tantos dólares como importa.
So many, a lot of, as much as ( as an adjective)
I don’t have as many questions as before.
Why do you have so much money?
Why do you have so many shirts?
Tanto / Tanta / Tantos / Tantas
No tengo tantas preguntas como antes.
Por qué tienes tanto dinero? (Dinero is always singular)
Por qué tienes tantas camisas?
So modifying an adjective
She is so shy.
He is so shy
The girls are so shy.
Tan
-in this case TAN means so, and doesn’t change for masculine,feminine, or plural.
Ella es tan tímida.
El es tan tímido.
Las chicas son tan tímidas.
In English we say as ……. as
He is as fast as a lion.
Tan ……Como
In this case Tan = As ( not SO ) and Como = As
As….as = tan …. Como
El es tan rápido como un león.
lay-OWN
So much ( singular)
So many (plural)
So much wine
So much food
So many people
Tanto / Tanta
Tantos / Tantas
Tanto vino
Tanta comida
Tanta gente (Gente is always singular) OR Tantas personas
As much (singular) ……as
As many (plural)…….as
I have as much money as Juan.
He has as much patience as she.
Tanto / tanta / tantos / tantas…..como
Tengo tanto dinero como Juan.
El tiene tanta paciencia como ella.
The police arrested the criminal as soon as they found him.
La policía detuvo al criminal tan pronto como lo encontraron.
Detener = To Detain or To Arrest
Conjugated like “Tener”
