MAKING

COMPARISONS
Comparing the Quality of Two Nouns
 EQUAL COMPARISONS
• When two nouns have an equal
quality, we can compare them
using equal comparisons.
• How to form:
• Note these rules:
1. ser or estar MUST always be conjugated
to Noun 1.
2. tan and como do not change.
3. The adjective MUST agree with Noun 1.
Remember your ANAA rules.

noun 1 ser / TAN adjective COMO noun 2

estar
Yo estoy tan cansado como tú.
I am as tired as you.

El abuelo es tan atlético como el nieto.

Grandpa is as athletic as the grandson.
 EXAMPLES OF EQUAL COMPARISONS:
noun 1 ser / TAN adjective COMO noun 2
estar
Pedro está tan triste como Luis.
Pedro is as sad as Luis.

Mis papás están tan contentos como yo.

My parents are as happy as I.

Tú eres tan impaciente como tu primo.

You are as impatient as your cousin.

Nosotras estamos tan nerviosas como ellos.

We (girls) are as nervous as them.
UNEQUAL COMPARISONS
• When two nouns have an unequal
quality, we can compare them
using unequal comparisons.
• How to form:
• Note these rules:
1. ser or estar MUST always be conjugated
to Noun 1.
2. más/menos and que do not change.
3. The adjective MUST agree with Noun 1.
Remember your ANAA rules.

noun 1 ser / MÁS or adjective QUE noun 2

estar MENOS
Tú eres más estudioso que Carlos.
You are more studious than Carlos.

Los papás están menos confundidos que los hijos.

The parents are less confused than the kids.
 EXAMPLES OF UNEQUAL COMPARISONS:
noun 1 ser / MAS adjective QUE noun 2
estar MENOS

Diego está más frustrado que Alberto.

Diego is more frustrated than Alberto.

Nosotros estamos más sorprendidos que ellos.

We are more surprised than them.

La profesora es menos generosa que el estudiante.

The teacher is less generous than the student.

Ellas están menos confundidas que los chicos.

They (girls) are less confused than the boys.
 LET’S PRACTICE
a. I am more tired than you. a. Yo estoy más cansado que tú.
b. She is less nervous than he. b. Ella está menos nerviosa que él.
c. We are as frustrated as they. c. Nosotros estamos tan frustrados como ellos.
d. He is sadder than you. d. Él está más triste que tú.
e. Y’all are less calm than we. e. Vds. están menos tranquilos que nosotros.
f. Ethan is more confused than me. f. Ethan está más confundido que yo.
g. You are as in love as she. g. Tú estás tan enamorado como ella.
h. Y’all are as surprised as we. h. Vds. están tan sorprendidos como nosotros.
i. The girl is calmer than the boy. i. La chica está más tranquila que el chico.
j. I am as confused as them. j. Yo estoy tan confundido como ellos.
SUPERLATIVES
Stating that a noun is of a very very
very very very quality.
 SUPERLATIVES
• Superlatives are used when you want to state that a noun is in
particular excess of a quality.
• It has no direct translation in English, rather can be
expressed with “very, very, very.”
• How to form:
• Take an adjective and add ísimo.
• contento – contentísimo
• popular - popularísimo
• triste – tristísimo
• sorprendido – sorprendidísimo
 SUPERLATIVES, CONT.
• Remember, since you must still adhere to your ANAA rules,
ísimo must change to ísima, ísimos, or ísimas.
• Carlos está muy contento. Carlos está contentísimo.
• Luisa está muy contenta. Luisa está contentísima.
• Ellos están muy contentos. Ellos están contentísimos.
• Estamos muy contentas. Estamos contentísimas.
• Fun fact: You can keep adding –si– to keep extending the
quality. For example: contentisísimo is exceedingly super
happy. And contentisisísimo is even happier than that!