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el comparativo
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comparative — compares two things (más/menos/tan)
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más … que
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more … than: «más alto que» (taller than)
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menos … que
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less … than: «menos caro que» (cheaper than)
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tan … como
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as … as (quality): «tan alto como» (as tall as)
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tanto/-a/-os/-as … como
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as much/many … as (quantity): «tantos libros como»
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el / la más … de
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the most … of/in (superlative): «el más alto de la clase»
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bueno → mejor
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good → better: «mejor que»
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malo → peor
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bad → worse: «peor que»
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grande → mayor
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big/older → bigger/older: «mayor que»
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pequeño → menor
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small/younger → smaller/younger: «menor que»
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How do you compare two things in Spanish?
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más/menos + adjective + que (more/less than), or tan + adjective + como (as … as).
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How do you say equality of a quantity?
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tanto/tanta/tantos/tantas + noun + como: «tengo tantos libros como tú».
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Why is «más bueno» wrong?
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«bueno» has an irregular comparative «mejor»; you use «mejor que», never «más bueno» (or «más mejor»).
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What is the most common comparative error?
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«más bueno» for «mejor», «más mejor» (already comparative), and using «que» for equality (should be «como»).
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