EXAMPLES

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Comparative of inferiority
less + adjective + than
verb + less than
less + noun + than
You are less ambitious than your brother.
You run less than Maria.
You have fewer books than Luis.
Comparative of equality
tan + adjective + as
verb + as much as
as much (a - os - as) + noun + as
same as + adjective + than ...
My dogs are as big as yours.
You study as much as I do and you get better grades.
I have as many books as you.
My children are as tall as yours.
Comparative superiority
more + adjective + than
verb + more than
more + noun + than
You are taller than me.
You study more than me.
You have more books than me.
Superlative
Adjective + very much / to / -os / -as
I'm very happy Your children are beautiful.
Absolute superlative
The most + adjective + of ...
Your son is the most handsome of all.
Attention: better = better, worse = worse, bigger = bigger, smaller = smaller
Fill in the blanks with the comparatives, note the symbol, +, - or =.
(Interesting) = These books are _____________ those.
(Good) + The food at this restaurant is _____________ food at the hotel.
(Old) + Ricardo is _____________ Carmen.
(Elegant) = This handkerchief is _____________ that.
(Young) + Eduardo is _____________ Luisa.
(Good) + You speak English _____________ me.
(Wrong) + Now I feel _____________ before.
(Cheap) + Those books were _____________ these.
(Interesting) - These books are _____________ those.
(Expensive) - The food at this restaurant is _____________ the food at the hotel.
(High) - Luisa is _____________ Eduardo.
(Elegant) - This handkerchief is _____________ that.
(Rico) - Carmen is _____________ Ricardo.
(Cheap) + Those books were _____________ these.
(Worker) - They are _____________ them.
(Ugly) + This shirt is _____________ that.
We can form the comparatives using the formula:
More / Less + Adjective / Adverb / Noun + that.
Examples:

  • Marta is smarter than Sofia. (adjective)
  • She writes slower than the rest of her classmates. (Adverb)
  • Marta and Natalia have more friends than Sofia. (Noun)
  •  Pablo is less cheerful than Pedro. (Adjective)
  •  Pedro arrived less late than Franco. (Adverb)
  •  Franco and Juan have fewer friends than Diego. (Noun)
 When the comparison is followed by a number, + More / Less DE is used, but when the sentence is negative, More / Less + QUE is used.
 
Examples:
 
    

  •  I have more than five thousand pesos in my pocket.
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  • I have no more than five thousand pesos in my pocket.
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  • There are less than ten thousand people protesting.
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  • There are only ten thousand people protesting.
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Equality Comparatives
 
 To compare features with different people or objects. We use the formula: TAN + ADJECTIVES / ADVERBIO + COMO
 
    

  •  Tom is as naughty as Ivan.
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  •  The building is as tall as a tree.
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 EQUAL DE + ADJECTIVE / ADVERBIO + THAT
 
 The ant is as slow as the turtle.
 The syrup is just as sweet as the pill.
The same as…:
 The movie ticket costs the same as the theater ticket.
 
As much as
 
 With nouns we use the formula:
TANTO + Singular Noun + AS
 
TANTA + Noun Female Singular + COMO
 
TANTOS + Noun Plural + COMO
 
TANTAS + Feminine Noun Plural + COMO
 
 Examples:
 
    

  •  My sister drinks as much milk as I do.(Remember that in Spanish adjectives must match their female / male gender).
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  • Tamara is ten years old and reads as many books as an adult.
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  • Diego speaks as many languages ​​as Juan.
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Superlatives

To talk about superlatives we find:

EL / LA / LOS / LAS + PLUS + ADJECTIVE + OF
  • Caupolican was the bravest warrior of his generation.
  • The Port of San Antonio is the most important port of the fifth region of Chile.
  • Lorena is the most hard-working of the company.
Irregular superlatives

Positive    Comparative    Superlative

  • Good           Best                Optimum
  • Bad           Worst                Appalling
  • Big          Higher                Maximum
  • Little         Less                   Minimum
  • High        Higher                  Supreme
  • Low          lower                  Intimate

Examples:

  • This book is better than the other.
  • The movie "Spiderman 1" is better than "Spiderman 15".
  • I am the oldest daughter of my family.

Adjectives with-very

It is also called absolute superlative because these words can transform quality into absolute. Generally it is put before him, very, extremely, extremely, in a high degree, etc. See the examples:

 Brad Pitt was the most handsome man in the party. (There was no one more handsome than him)

 That family is very rich.
I saw some very poor children.

 Some superlatives use these tools: everyone, everyone, none, among others. (It does not establish a comparison)

 That is the worst plate of food that exists.
Martin is the friendliest child in the world.

More irregular Superlatives


POSITIVE             SUPERLATIVOS


  • good                          very nice
  • strong                     fortissimo
  • new                         newest
  • brave                       brave
  • large                      very broad

Adjectives ending in -BLE change to -BALISIMO


  • friendly   very kind
  • remarkable   very remarkable
  • noble       most noble
  • affable     very friendly

They also have irregular shape:

  • faithful        very faithful
  • simple        very simple
  • old             very old
  • cruel          crudest
  • sacred          sacra
  • wise          very wise
Others with -serious:

  • Famous      very famous
  • Wretched   miserable
  • Healthy      salubrious
  • Poor            very poor
Adjectives that do not accept superlatives
These adjectives do not accept superlatives because their quality expresses absolute mode and in that way can not be increased or decreased.

  • eternal
  • infinite
  • omnipotent
  • unlimited
  • immortal
  • only
  • dead
  • Immortal
  • deceased
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