and Irregular Comparisons To compare qualities of people or things that are the same or equal Use this formula Tan adjective or adverb como 1Mi papá es tan alto ID: 750599
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Comparisons of equality and quantity andIrregular ComparisonsSlide2
To compare qualities of people or things that are the same or equal:
Use this formula:
Tan
+
adjective or adverb
+
como
1.Mi
papá
es
tan
alto
como
Shaq.
(My dad is as tall as Shaq)
2.El
carro
es
tan
rápido
como
la
moto
.
The car is as fast as the motorcycle.
3.
Yo
soy
tan
inteligente
como
Einstein.
I’m as intelligent as Einstein. Slide3
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practicar
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1. Beyoncé is as pretty as Rachel McAdams.
Beyoncé
es
tan
bonita
como
Rachel McAdams .
2. My boyfriend
(
novio
)
is as good looking as Channing Tatum.
Mi
novio
es
tan
guapo
como
Channing Tatum.Slide4
Continúa…3. I am as talented as Michael Jackson.
Soy tan
talentoso
/a
como
Michael Jackson.
4. Juan is as nice as Winnie the Pooh.
Juan
es
tan
simpático
como
Winnie the Pooh.Slide5
To compare quantities that are the same or equal…
Tanto
/
tantos
+
noun
+
como
Tanta/
tantas
+
noun
+
como
1. Maria
tiene
tant
os
amig
os
como
Juan.
(Maria has as many guy friends as Juan.)
2. Maria
tiene
tant
as
bols
as
como
yo
.
(Maria has as many bags as me.) Slide6
1. I have as many cats as Joey.
Yo
tengo
tantos
gatos
como
Joey.2. Patricia has as much homework as Erika. Patricia tiene tanta tarea como Erika. 3. Yolanda eats as many chimichangas as Rosario. Yolanda come tantas chimichangas como Rosario.
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Vamos
a
practicar
!Slide7
Irregular Comparisonsbueno/a (good): mejor (better)m
alo
/a (bad):
p
eor
(worse)
g
rande
(big, grown adult): mayor (bigger, older)
p
equeño (small): menor (smaller)joven (young): menor (younger)viejo/a (old): mayor (older)Slide8
Using the comparative formsWhen grande
and
pequeño
refer to age, the irregular comparative forms,
mayor
and
menor
, are used.
Ex
.
Yo soy menor que tú. (I am younger than you.)Ex. Nuestro hijo es mayor que el hijo de Marta. (Our son is older than Marta’s son)Slide9
More examplesHowever, when these adjectives refer to size, the regular forms, más
grande
and
más
pequeño
/a
, are used.
Ex. El
plato de Isabel es más grande que el plato de Mateo. (Isabel’s dish is bigger than Mateo’s dish.)Ex. Pedí un plato más pequeño. (I ordered a smaller dish.)Slide10
Using adverbsThe adverbs bien and mal have the same irregular comparative forms as the adjectives
bueno
/a
and
malo
/a
.
Ex. Julio nada
mejor
que sus amigos. (Julio swims better than his friends.) Ex. Ellas cantan peor que sus amigas. (They sing worse than their friends.)Slide11
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