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Comparativos y superlativos
Comparisons of inequality
With adjectives, adverbs, nouns and
verbs, these constructions are used to
make comparisons of inequality More thanLess than
Adjectives, adverbs, nouns
Más / menos + Adjective, adverb, noun + que
Adjetivo
Este hotel es más elegante que el otro.
This hotel is more elegant than the other.
Adverbio
Pedro llegó más tarde que yo.
Pedro arrived later than I did.
Sustantivo (noun)
Éric tiene más maletas que Fabiola.
Erica has more suitcases than Fabiola.
VerboVerbo + más/menos que
Verbo
Mi hermano viaja menos que yo.
My brother travels less than I do.
Before a number (or equivalent), more/less than is expressed with
más / menos de
Un pasaje de ida y vuelta cuesta más de quinientos dólares ($500).
A roundtrip ticket costs more than $500.
Before a number, more/less than is expressed with más / menos de
Mi vuelo sale en menos de una hora.
My flight leaves in less than an hour.
SUPERLATIVOS
This constructions is used to form superlatives (superlativos).
The noun is preceded by a definite article (el, la, los, las), and DE is the equivalent of IN or OF>.
SUPERLATIVOS
El / la
+
Sustantivo
+
Más/menos
+
de
Ejemplos de SUPERLATIVOS
Ésta es la playa más bonita de todas.
This is the prettiest beach of them all.
Ejemplos de SUPERLATIVOS
Es el hotel más barato (inexpensive) de México.
It is the cheapest hotel in Mexico.
SUPERLATIVOS, cont.The noun can be omitted .
El Hotel Hilton es el más elegante de Cancún.
The Hilton Hotel is the most elegant in Cancún.
Irregular Comparatives and superlatives
Adjective
Bueno/a GoodMalo/a badGrande bigPequeño/a smallJoven
youngViejo/a old
Comparative/superlative
Mejor el/la mejor
Peor el/la peor
Mayor el/la mayor
Menor el/la menor
Menor el/la menor
Mayor el/la mayor
Comparisons of equalitywith a noun
Tanto/a/os/as + singular or plural noun + como
Tengo tantas maletas como tú.
I have as many suitcases as you.
Comparisons of equalitywith an adjective/adverb
Tan + adjective/adverb + comoNuestro hotel es tan lujoso como
el tuyo.Our hotel is a luxurious as
your’s.Tú corres tan rápidamente como
Julián.You run as fast as Julián.
Comparisons of equalitywith a verb
Verb + tanto como Viajo tanto como Anita.
I travel as often as Anita.Tú nadaste tanto como yo en
Cancún.You swam as much as I did in
Cancún.
