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Making comparisons: Tan/Tanto/a-ALSO COMPARING OF INEQUALITY

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When comparing characteristics(ADJECTIVES) that are EQUAL or similar...

Tanto: as much/so much
Tan: as/so
**TAN + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + COMO(as..as) *The adj must agree w in number and gender w noun.

La cocina de la casa de Panamá es tan grande como la cocina de la casa de Lisa en Estados Unidos.

The Kitchen in the house in Panama is as big as the kitchen in Lisa's house in the United States.
Ella no limpia la cocina tan bien como él
She doesn't clean the kitchen as well as he does
When comparing characteristics that are NOT equal, use NO in front of the main verb.
La casa de Panamá no es tan cara como la casa de Lisa en Nuevo México.

The house in Panama is not as expensive as Lisa's house in New Mexico.
When comparing NOUNs,
***use the phrase tanto/a/os/asTanto + NOUN +COMO

-Tanto is an adjective and has to agree with the noun that follows:

Esta casa tiene tantas ventanas como tu casa
This house has as many windows as your house
La casa de lisa en Estados Unidos tiene tantos cuartos como la casa de Panamá
Lisa house in the united states has as many rooms as the house in Panamá.
When comparing ACTIVITIES...use*** VERB + tanto como or tantos como
En Panamá, Lisa estudia tanto como en Estados Unidos

-In Panama, Lisa studies as much as she does in the United States.
When comparing things that are not equal, use

***más/menos +adjective/adverb/ noun + QUE (more/less ...than):

Las casas cercanas a la playa son más caras que están en el campo.
The houses near the beach are more expensive than the houses in the countryside.
Hay menos roperos y menos estantes en la casa de Lisa en Estados Unidos que en la casa de Panamá.
There are fewer closets and fewer shelves in Lisa's house in the Unites States than in the house in Panama.
When comparing activities, use verb + más/menos + que

En Panamá, Lisa gasta menos que en Estados Unidos.
In Panama, Lisa spends less than in the United States
Lisa trabaja con la computadora más que su familia panameña
Lisa works on the computer more than her Panamanian family does.
AGE:

Fernando mayor que Alberto
Fernando is older than Alberto
Alberto es menor que su hermano Fernando
Alberto is younger than his brother Fernando.
Numbers:

Esta casa cuesta más de 1.000.0000 de dòlares
This house costs more than 1,000,000
Best/Highest or lowest:

Esta casa es la más cara de todas.
This house is the most expensive of all.
Este vecindario es el mejor de la ciudad.
This neighborhood is the best in the city.
OR: Panamá es un país inceible, ¡Me gusta muchísimo!
Panama is an amazing country, I like it a lot!
SUMMARY OF COMPARITIVE FORMS:

Comparisons of equality:

-(no) tan + adjective/adverb+ como (no) verb + tanto como

-(no) tanto/a/os/as + noun + como
...
Comparisons of inequality:

-más/menos + adjective/adverb + que

-verb + más/menos + que
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Superlative:

el/la las/los +más/menos adjective/adverb + de
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Special forms:

mejor/peor/mayor/menor
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