Comparitors & superlatives

Question 1

Comparisons of inequality:

talked about comparatives. He is taller than she is. We are older than they are. My dog is better than yours.

Here are our formulas:

Answer 1

Más + adjetivo + que

Menos + adjetivo + que

The important thing to remember when using comparatives in Spanish is this:

Your adjective has to agree in gender and number with the subject (i.e. the first part of the comparative sentence).

Question 2

Comparisons of equality:

example: Me gustan tanto las películas de terror como los dramas.
(I like horror movies as much as dramas. )

here are our formulas

Answer 2

Tan… como… – as… as… (This is used with adjectives.)

Tanto… como…*– as much as…/as many… as… (This is used with nouns.)

Question 3

comparisons that are irregular, ie they do not need a “mas que” or a “Tan como” combination

Answer 3

Adjective Comparative
Bueno (Good) Mejor (Better)
Malo (Bad) Peor (Worse)
Joven (Young) Menor (Younger)
Viejo (Old) Mayor (Older)

Question 4

Like with our comparatives, we have some formulas we need to remember. Here they are:

Answer 4

(El, la, los, las) más + de
Mi hermano es el más alto de la familia.

(El, la, los, las) menos + de
Mi hermana es la menos valiente de la familia.

Definite article (el, la los, las) + noun + más + adjective + de
Juan es el estudiante más trabajador de la clase.

It’s like saying “the most…” or “the least…” every time!

Question 5

Pay attention to when we use “lo”, “la”, “los”, or “las”. Like with our adjectives, we need these articles to agree in gender and number.

Answer 5

Mi madre = la más
Mi madre is singular feminine, so we use la.
Los perros = los más
Los perros is plural masculine, so we use los.

Question 6

When to use comparative and when to use superlative.

Answer 6

The answer as to when you should use the comparative and when you should use the superlative is simple!

Comparing two things = comparative

Comparing more than two things = superlative