2b comparisons of inequality

(More than . . . , less than . . . ) Comparisons of Inequality (Las comparaciones de desigualdad)

[object Object],bigg er more expensive than than $250 $31 NOTE: The adverbs más and menos , like all adverbs, are invariable. Más que, menos que: with adjectives ,[object Object]

Be aware that in English , when making comparisons, we use the er ending for short adjectives and adverbs (usually those consisting of one or two syllables): bigg er tall er fin er pretti er fast er slow er However, we use more . . . than and less . . . than for longer adjectives and adverbs: more delicate than more complicated than less expensive than more carefully than In Spanish , we must always use the equivalent of more/less . . . than , even with short adjectives and adverbs: Pedro is taller than Olga. Pedro es más alto que Olga. ->

more frequently works more (or harder ) than ,[object Object],than Más que, menos que: with adverbs and verbs ,[object Object]

[object Object],less furniture ( La casa de Juan tiene más muebles que la de Blas .) than Más que, menos que: with nouns ,[object Object]

cleans the house more than three times When a quantity is expressed in English after “than,” Spanish uses de instead of que . ,[object Object],has fewer than four bedrooms Más de , menos de : with quantity ,[object Object]

(I rregular C omparativ e s ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],mejor peor mayor menor Los comparativos irregulares Regular form Irregular form In most cases, these forms are considered ungrammatical or, at best, substandard. With inanimate things, however, más viejo is commonly used as the opposite of más nuevo . Mi coche es más viejo que tu coche.

bueno -> mejor ,[object Object],[object Object],más bueno que Un GE es muy buen o .

bien -> mejor ,[object Object],[object Object],más bien que Rosita habla muy bien el inglés .

malo -> peor ,[object Object],más malo que ,[object Object],Un tornado es muy malo.

viejo -> mayor ,[object Object],más viejo que ,[object Object],Pedro es muy viejo.

joven -> menor ,[object Object],más joven que ,[object Object],Anita no es tan joven como parece .

Summary of the irregular comparativ e s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],mejor peor mayor menor But notice the following special cases! .

[object Object],[object Object],Julio es más malo que Mario. Más bueno and más malo are used instead of mejor and peor when referring to a person’s character, sense of morality, or behavior. ,[object Object],[object Object],Tomás es más bueno que Raúl. Special uses of más bueno and más malo

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