Breakdown of Nuestro equipo ganaba tantas medallas como el otro.
nuestro
our
ganar
to win / to earn
como
as / like (such as, similar to)
otro
other
Questions & Answers about Nuestro equipo ganaba tantas medallas como el otro.
Why is it tantas medallas como instead of tan medallas como?
When comparing quantities of nouns (things you can count or measure, like medallas), you use a form of tanto ("as much" or "as many"). Because medallas is feminine and plural, tanto changes to tantas to match. You only use tan when comparing adjectives or adverbs (like tan rápido como for "as fast as").
Why use ganaba here instead of ganó?
Why does the sentence end with el otro (masculine singular) when the medals are feminine plural?
Why is the verb singular (ganaba) when a team is made up of many people?