⇒ Comparisons of equality are used to say that two nouns are equal to one another in some way.
⇒ You can also compare nouns using comparisons of inequality and the superlative.
⇒ To compare two nouns, you can use tan (so) with an adjective or adverb.
⇒ Here is the formula for tan comparisons:
| Tan Comparisonstan + adjective/adverb + como |
⇒ For example:
| Sara es tan alta como tu hermano.Sara is as tall as your brother. |
| Tu coche corre tan rápido como su coche.Your car goes as fast as his car. |
⇒ The adjective in a tan comparison must match the subject of the sentence in gender and number.
| Mi hermana es tan alta como tu hermano.My sister is as tall as your brother. |
| Mi hermano es tan alto como tu hermano.My brother is as tall as your brother. |
| Mis hermanas son tan altas como tu hermano.My sisters are as tall as your brother. |
| Mis hermanos son tan altos como tu hermano.My brothers are as tall as your brother. |
⇒ You also use tanto (so many/so much) to form comparisons of equality using a noun.
| Tanto Comparisonstanto + noun + como |
⇒ For example:
| Mi perro tiene tanto pelo como mi gato.My dog has as much fur as my cat. |
| Tenemos tanto trabajo como ustedes.We have as much work as you guys do. |
⇒ The word tanto must match the noun that follows it in gender and number.
| Tengo tanto dinero como Alicia.I have as much money as Alicia. |
| Mi madre tiene tanta paciencia como ella.My mother has as much patience as her. |
| Tiene tantos plátanos como él.He has as many bananas as him. |
| Quiero tantas manzanas como ella.I want as many apples as her. |