Breakdown of El lago no es más profundo que el océano.
ser
to be
no
no, not
que
that / than
el lago
the lake
más
more
el océano
ocean
profundo
deep / deeply
Questions & Answers about El lago no es más profundo que el océano.
Why does Spanish use más profundo instead of a single word for 'deeper'?
In English, we often add '-er' to short adjectives to compare things, like changing 'deep' to 'deeper'. Spanish doesn't have an '-er' ending. Instead, you always use más (more) plus the adjective. So, más profundo literally means 'more deep'.
How do you say 'than' in this comparison?
In Spanish comparisons, 'than' is translated as que. You will use the pattern más + [adjective] + que (more... than) or menos + [adjective] + que (less... than) very often!
Why does the adjective profundo end in -o here?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because the first subject, el lago (the lake), is a masculine noun, the adjective must be the masculine profundo. If we were comparing a pool (la piscina, feminine), we would say más profunda.
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