Comparisons/Superlatives Flashcards

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Comparisons of inequality - adjectives/adverbs/nouns

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más/menos + [adjective, adverb, noun] + que Me aquesto más tarde que tú.

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Comparisons of inequality - numerical expressions.

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de is put before the number rather than que. Llego en menos de diez minutos. Hay más de cincuenta manzanas.

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Comparisons of inequality - Verbs

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verb + más/menos que Mis hermanos comen más que yo.

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Comparisons of equality - Adjectives/Adverbs

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tan + [adjective/adverb] + como La comida es tan buena como en españa.

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Comparisons of equality - Nouns

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tanto/a(s) + noun + como Agrees in number and gender with the noun it modifies. Yo probé tantos plantos como él.

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Tan and Tanto can also be used for emphasis rather than to compare

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Tan - so Tu Almuerzo es tan grande. Tanto - so much Comes tanto. Tantos/as - so many Comes tantas manzanas.

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Comparisons of equality - Verbs

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Formed by placing tanto como after the verb. verb + tanto/como Ellos hablan tanto como mis hermanas.

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Irregular comparisons

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bueno/a - good mejor - better malo/a - bad peor - worse grande - big mayor - bigger pequeño - small menor - smaller joven - young menor - younger viejo/a old mayor - older

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Irregular comparisons - good, better, best

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Este coche es bueno. Este coche es mejor. Este coche es el mejor.

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Irregular comparisons - bad, worse, worst

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Este coche es mala. Este coche es peor. Este coche es el peor.

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Irregular comparisons - age (old)

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Pablo es viejo. Pablo es mayor que su hermano. Pablo es el mayor de su familia.

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Irregular comparisons - age (young)

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Katarina es joven Katarina es menor que su hermana. Katarina es la menor de su familia.

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Irregular comparisons - bien and mal

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Have same irregular comparative forms as the adjectives bueno/a and malo/a. Julio nada mejor que los otros chicos. (swims better) Ellas cantan peor que las otras chicas. (sings worse)

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Superlatives - más/menos

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Más alone means more. After el,la,los,las it means most.

Es el café más rico del país.

Menos alone means less. After el,la,los,las it means least.

Es el menú menos caro de todos éstos.

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Construction used to form superlatives

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el/la/los/las + [noun] + más/menos + [adjective] + de

de is the equivalent of “in” or “of”

Covino’s es el más elegante de las ciudad.

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Irregular Superlatives

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bueno/a = good; el/la mejor = (the) best

malo/a = bad; el/la peor = (the) worst

grande = big; el/la mayor = (the) biggest

pequeño/a = small; el/la menor = (the) smallest

joven = young; el/la menor = (the) youngest

viejo/a = old; el/la mayor = (the) eldest

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Absolute superlatives

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Extremely, super or very

To form the absolute superlative of most adjectives and adverbs, drop the final vowel (if there is one) and add - ísimo/a(s)

i.e. malo > mal- > malísimo

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Absolute Superlatives - spelling changes

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rico - riquísimo

largo - larguísmo

feliz - felicísimo

fácil - facilísimo

joven - jovencísimo

trabajador - trabajadorcísimo