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Making ComparisonsA. General Info….

1. We use los comparativos to COMPARE TWO NOUNS OR GROUPS OF NOUNS.

2. I need to remember that all adjectives used to make the comparisons must AGREE IN GENDER (M/F) AND NUMBER (S/PL) WITH THE NOUNS THEY DESCRIBE.

3. Bueno, malo, viejo, joven, bien, and mal are never: USED WITH MÁS OR MENOS because they have THEIR OWN COMPARATIVE FORMS.4. MEJOR, PEOR, MAYOR and MENOR have plural forms that end in –es. They do not have separate MASCULINE/FEMININE forms.

B. How to Form Los Comparativos:

1. más + adjective + que = MORE…. THAN

ejemplo: más emocionante que = MORE EXCITING THAN

2. menos + adjective + que = LESS…. THAN

ejemplo: menos aburrido que = LESS BORING THAN

C. Irregulars!!!!!!!!

ADJETIVO ADVERBIO COMPARATIVOBueno / Buena

BUENOS / BUENAS(GOOD)

BIEN (WELL)

MEJOR QUEMEJORES QUE

(BETTER THAN)

MALO / MALAMALOS / MALAS

(BAD)

MAL (BADLY) Peor quePEORES QUE

(WORSE THAN)Viejo / Vieja

VIEJOS / VIEJAS(OLD)

MAYOR QUEMAYORES QUE(OLDER THAN)

JOVEN Menor que

JÓVENES(YOUNG)

MENORES QUE(YOUNGER THAN)

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Práctica individualLook at the two pictures below and write some comparisons. Don’t forget to use the irregulars!!

Shakira Pitbull

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