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La mia macchina è uguale alla tua.

La mia macchina è uguale alla tua.
My car is identical to yours.
From Lesson 86:Comparisons of equality (così... come)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La mia macchina è uguale alla tua.

Why doesn't this sentence use così... come or tanto... quanto for the comparison?
The adjective uguale means 'equal' or 'identical', so the idea of equality is already built into the word! Instead of using a comparison structure like 'as much as', you are simply saying 'equal to'. When you use uguale, you connect it to the second item using the preposition a (to).
Why is it alla tua instead of just a tua?
alla is the combined form of the preposition a (to) and the definite article la (the). You need la because tua is acting as a pronoun here, replacing the phrase la tua macchina (your car) so you don't have to repeat the word macchina.
Could I use tanto... quanto or così... come in this sentence anyway?
No, you cannot use them with the word uguale. Those pairs are used to compare a specific shared adjective, like being fast: La mia macchina è tanto veloce quanto la tua (My car is as fast as yours). Because uguale already means they are exactly the same, you just use the preposition a.
Why do we say La mia macchina instead of just Mia macchina?
In Italian, possessive words like mia (my) almost always need a definite article like la (the) in front of them. You are literally saying 'the my car'. The main exception is with singular family members (like mio padre), but for everyday objects like a car, you must include the article.

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