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Esta bufanda roja es tan bonita como esa chaqueta.

Esta bufanda roja es tan bonita como esa chaqueta.
This red scarf is as pretty as that jacket.
From Lesson 86:Starting actions (empezar a)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Esta bufanda roja es tan bonita como esa chaqueta.

Why do we use tan here instead of tanto?
We use tan because it comes right before an adjective (bonita). The phrase tan [adjective] como is the standard way to say 'as [adjective] as'. You would use tanto if you were comparing amounts of a noun, like 'as much soup as'.
What is the difference between esta and esa in this sentence?
Esta means 'this' (close to the speaker), so esta bufanda is 'this scarf' right here. Esa means 'that' (a bit further away), so esa chaqueta refers to 'that jacket' over there.
Why doesn't Esta have an accent mark?
Without an accent, esta is a word meaning 'this' (as in esta bufanda). If it had an accent on the last letter (está), it would be the 'it is' form of the verb estar. It is very common for learners to mix these two up!
Why do so many words in this sentence end in '-a'?
Because the main nouns being discussed, bufanda (scarf) and chaqueta (jacket), are both feminine. In Spanish, adjectives and pointer words must match the gender of the noun. That is why we see the feminine forms esta, roja, bonita, and esa all in one sentence.

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