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== '''Comparatives and Superlatives''' == | |||
(Comparativos y Superlativos) | (Comparativos y Superlativos) | ||
Comparatives and superlatives are used to make comparisons. They are a very important part of the grammar, and they are necessary when we want to express the equality or inequality of two or more nouns/pronouns or groups of nouns/pronouns. So this article is to explain how they are used in the Spanish language. | Comparatives and superlatives are used to make comparisons. They are a very important part of the grammar, and they are necessary when we want to express the equality or inequality of two or more nouns/pronouns or groups of nouns/pronouns. So this article is to explain how they are used in the Spanish language. | ||
==Comparatives== | === '''Comparatives''' === | ||
There are two kinds of comparatives. | There are two kinds of comparatives. | ||
===Inequality comparatives=== | ==== '''Inequality comparatives''' ==== | ||
The structure for using '''inequality''' comparatives in Spanish is: | The structure for using '''inequality''' comparatives in Spanish is: | ||
* ''Más'' [adjective / noun / adverb] ''que''... (more [...] than). | * ''Más'' [adjective / noun / adverb] ''que''... (more [...] than). | ||
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* ''Nosotros tenemos '''menos dinero que''' ellos'' (We have '''less money than''' them). | * ''Nosotros tenemos '''menos dinero que''' ellos'' (We have '''less money than''' them). | ||
===Equality comparatives=== | ==== '''Equality comparatives''' ==== | ||
For the '''equality''' comparatives the structure is: | For the '''equality''' comparatives the structure is: | ||
* ''Tan'' [adjective / adverb] ''como''... / ''Igual de'' [adjective / adverb] ''que...'' (as [...] as). | * ''Tan'' [adjective / adverb] ''como''... / ''Igual de'' [adjective / adverb] ''que...'' (as [...] as). | ||
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* ''El libro es '''igual de bueno que''' la película'' (The book is '''as good as''' the film). | * ''El libro es '''igual de bueno que''' la película'' (The book is '''as good as''' the film). | ||
==Superlatives== | === '''Superlatives''' === | ||
There are two kinds of superlatives: | There are two kinds of superlatives: | ||
===Relative superlatives=== | ==== '''Relative superlatives''' ==== | ||
The structure for this kind of superlative is: | The structure for this kind of superlative is: | ||
* [Article] [noun] ''más'' [adjective] ''de...'' (the most [...] of). | * [Article] [noun] ''más'' [adjective] ''de...'' (the most [...] of). | ||
* [Article] [noun] ''menos'' [adjective] ''de...'' (the least [...] of). | * [Article] ''[''noun] ''menos'' [adjective] ''de...'' (the least [...] of). | ||
<blockquote | <blockquote>NOTES: Remeber that the article will depend of the gender and the number of the noun / pronoun used. The noun is optional in this structure if the context allows us to infere it. The noun can be placed either after the particle ''más'' / ''menos'' or after the adjective.</blockquote> | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
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* ''Alejandro Magno es considerado uno de '''l'''''<nowiki/>'''os más''' '''''grandes''' (generales) '''de''' la historia'' (Alexander the Great is considered one of '''the greatest''' (generals) '''of''' history). | * ''Alejandro Magno es considerado uno de '''l'''''<nowiki/>'''os más''' '''''grandes''' (generales) '''de''' la historia'' (Alexander the Great is considered one of '''the greatest''' (generals) '''of''' history). | ||
===Absolute superlatives=== | ==== '''Absolute superlatives''' ==== | ||
Also known as the ''-ísimo'' adjectives. | Also known as the ''-ísimo'' adjectives. | ||
* [Adjective] + ''ísimo'' / ''ísima'' / ''ísimos'' / ''ísimas.'' | * [Adjective] + ''ísimo'' / ''ísima'' / ''ísimos'' / ''ísimas.'' | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote>The usage of ''ísimo'' / ''ísima'' / ''ísimos'' / ''ísimas'' will depend of the gender and number of the noun / pronoun.</blockquote> | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
* ''Esta comida está buena'' (this food is good) ''>> Esta comida está buen'''ísima''''' (this food is so good). | * ''Esta comida está buena'' (this food is good) ''>> Esta comida está buen'''ísima''''' (this food is so good). | ||
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