Questions & Answers about Este modelo es tan caro como ese.
How do you form "as expensive as" in this sentence?
You use the structure tan + adjective + como. In this sentence, tan means "as", caro is the adjective "expensive", and como is the second "as". Together, tan caro como gives us "as expensive as". Does the adjective caro change if the item is feminine?
Yes! Even when it is between tan and como, the adjective still has to match the noun it describes. Since modelo is masculine, we use caro. If we were comparing something feminine like a house (casa), it would be tan cara como. Why is the word for "this" este instead of esto?
We use este because modelo is a masculine, singular noun. The word esto is only used for abstract ideas or unknown objects (like when asking "What is this?"). When "this" points to a specific masculine noun, you must use este. What does ese refer to at the end of the sentence?
The word ese means "that" or "that one". It stands in for "that model" (ese modelo) so we do not have to repeat the noun. Because it still refers to modelo, it stays in the masculine form ese rather than the neutral form eso. Learn Este modelo es tan caro como ese and more in Spanish
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