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Comparative adjectives: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

Comparatives are used to compare two or more items in terms of their characteristics.

Gramática: Los adjetivos comparativos: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

A1 Spanish Comparatives

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

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 Adjetivo comparativoEjemplo
Expresar superioridadMás + adjetivo + queEste café es más amargo que el té. (This coffee is more bitter than the tea.)
Este examen fue más duro que el anterior. (This exam was harder than the previous one.)
Expresar iguladadTan + adjetivo + comoEste pan es tan duro como una piedra. (This bread is as hard as a stone.)
Está tan silencioso como en una biblioteca. (It is as quiet as in a library.)
Expresar inferioridadMenos + adjetivo + queEl olor de este queso es menos fétido que el del pescado. (The smell of this cheese is less foul than that of the fish.)
Esta naranja es menos ácida que el limón. (This orange is less acidic than the lemon.)

Exceptions!

  1. Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms: "mejor", "peor", "mayor", "menor".

Exercise 1: Los adjetivos comparativos: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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más, tan, menos

1.
El plátano es ... duro que la manzana.
(The banana is less hard than the apple.)
2.
Después de limpiar, la casa es ... fétida que antes.
(After cleaning, the house is less smelly than before.)
3.
La noche es ... ruidosa que el día.
(The night is less noisy than the day.)
4.
El café sin azúcar es ... amargo que el café con azúcar.
(Coffee without sugar is more bitter than coffee with sugar.)
5.
El azúcar es ... dulce como la fruta.
(Sugar is as sweet as fruit.)
6.
La noche es ... oscura que el día.
(The night is darker than the day.)
7.
El queso es ... salado que las frutas.
(Cheese is saltier than fruit.)
8.
La biblioteca es ... silenciosa como la noche.
(The library is as quiet as the night.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

más

more

2

tan

so

3

menos

less

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