Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 19: Comparative Constructions & Adverbs Flashcards

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1
Q

Give the chair to the lady, don’t you see that she is older than you are!

A

Dale la silla a la señora, ¡no ves que es más vieja (mayor) que tú!

más viejo/joven to imply someone is really old or really young

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2
Q

He is no longer the same man I used to know

A

Ya no es el mismo hombre que conocía

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3
Q

Give me the same dress I wore yesterday

A

Dame el mismo vestido que me puse ayer

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4
Q

It is the same thing we saw before

A

Es la misma cosa que vimos antes

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5
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A poor man deserves the same respect as a rich one

A

El pobre merece el mismo respeto que el rico

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6
Q

Even with the same qualifications, women do not earn the same salaries as men

A

Aún teniendo la misma preparación las mujeres no ganan los mismos sueldos que los hombres

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he has the same faith as when he was a child

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Tiene la misma fe que cuando era niño

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Maria is no longer the same woman (I used to know)

A

María ya no es la misma mujer (que yo conocía)

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9
Q

Give them the same exam (you gave them last year)

A

Dales el mismo examen (que les diste al año pasado)

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10
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I don’t want the same thing as yesterday

A

No quiero lo mismo que ayer

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11
Q

Lend me the same one

A

Préstame el mismo (libro)

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12
Q

Lend me this very same one

A

Préstame este mismo

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13
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I think the same thing as you

A

Pienso lo mismo (que tú)

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14
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He remains the same way as yesterday

A

Está lo mismo que ayer
Está igual que ayer

*Lo mismo occurs as an adverbial “in the same way” when with a VI or TV with object. “Igual que” can replace it.

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15
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A poor man deserves consideration the same way as a rich man

A

El pobre merece consideración lo mismo que el rico
El pobre merece consideración igual que el rico

*Lo mismo occurs as an adverbial “in the same way” when with a VI or TV with object. “Igual que” can replace it.

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16
Q

I do the same thing she does

A

Hago lo mismo que ella

17
Q

He bought some shirts just like mine

*use IGUAL

A

Compró unas camisas iguales que las mías

With igual, nouns never take definite article
Igual follows COUNT nouns

18
Q

He has a car jost like yours

*use IGUAL

A

Tiene un auto igual que el tuyo

With igual, nouns never take definite article
Igual follows COUNT nouns

19
Q

I need another envelope like this one

*use IGUAL

A

Necesito otro sobre igual que éste

With igual, nouns never take definite article
Igual follows COUNT nouns

20
Q

A poor man deserves the same respect as a rich one

*use IGUAL

A

El pobre merece igual respeto que el rico

IGUAL precedes mass nouns, and don’t take indefinete articles, occurs in the singular

21
Q

I have the same quantity as you

*use IGUAL

A

Tengo igual cantidad que tú

22
Q

He has the same faith as when he was a child

*use IGUAL

A

Tiene igual fe que cuando era niño

23
Q

This fabric is not like the one we saw yesterday

*use IGUAL

A

Esta tela no es igual a la que vimos ayer

24
Q

This man is just like his father

*use IGUAL

A

Este hombre es igual a su padre

25
Q

He has a car (that is) just like yours

*use IGUAL

A

Tiene un auto (que es) igual al tuyo

26
Q

Give me an envelope (provided that it be) like this one

*use IGUAL

A

Dame un sobre (que sea) igual a éste

27
Q

I need more than ten dollars

A

Necesito más de diez dólares

28
Q

I gave him more than half

A

Le di más de la mitad

29
Q

We spent less than two hours

A

Pasamos menos de dos horas

30
Q

He got less than his share

A

Le tocó menos de su cuota

31
Q

He used to buy more things than was necessary

A

Compraba más cosas de las necesarias (de las que eran necesarias/ más de la cantidad necesaria)

32
Q

He took more courses than the required ones

A

Tomó más cursos de los requeridos (de los que eran requeridos/ más del número requerido)

33
Q

The room was larger than what I thought

A

La habitación era más grande de lo que yo pensaba

34
Q

He studies more than normal

A

Estudia más de lo normal (de lo normal/ más de la cantidad normal)

35
Q

I don’t need but ten dollars

A

No necesito más que diez dólares

36
Q

I only need ten dollars

A

Sólo necesito diez dólares