Spanish Comparisons of Inequality and Equality

Vocabulary and structural flashcards covering Spanish rules for comparisons of inequality (más/menos... que) and equality (tan/tanto... como).

Comparisons of inequality

Grammatical structures in Spanish used to compare qualities, things, actions, or how actions are done using más (more) or menos (less) with que (than).

Comparisons of equality

Grammatical structures in Spanish used to express sameness of qualities, equal amounts of things, or equal quantities/manner of actions using tan/tanto… como.

más/menos + [ADJECTIVE] + que

Structure used when comparing qualities (adjectives), meaning 'more/less [adjective] than'. Example: 'Mi casa es más bonita que tu casa'.

más/menos + [NOUN] + que

Structure used when comparing things (nouns), meaning 'more/less [noun] than'. Example: 'Mi casa tiene más habitaciones que tu casa'.

[VERB] + más/menos + que

Structure used when comparing actions (verbs), meaning 'more/less than'. Example: 'Ella trabaja más que Paula'.

[VERB] + más/menos + [ADVERB] + que

Structure used when comparing how actions are done (adverbs), meaning 'more/less [adverb] than'. Example: 'Carlos limpia más despacio que Miguel'.

tan + [ADJECTIVE] + como

Structure used to state a relationship of the sameness of a quality or characteristic, meaning 'as [adjective] as'. Example: 'Mi habitación es tan grande como tu habitación'.

tanto/tanta/tantos/tantas + [NOUN] + como

Structure used to state a relationship regarding equal numbers or amounts of things, meaning 'as much/as many [noun] as'. Example: 'Elisa gana tanto dinero como Ricardo'.

[VERB] + tanto como

Structure used when comparing the quantity of actions (verbs), meaning 'as much as'. Example: 'Roberta trabaja tanto como Elena'.

[VERB] + tan + [ADVERB] + como

Structure used when comparing how actions are done (adverbs) equally, meaning 'as [adverb] as'.