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Nosotros tenemos tantos trofeos como los corredores.

Nosotros tenemos tantos trofeos como los corredores.
We have as many trophies as the runners.
From Lesson 135:Comparisons of equality (tan... como, tanto... como)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Nosotros tenemos tantos trofeos como los corredores.

Why do we use tantos here instead of tan?
We use tantos because it comes directly before a noun (trofeos), which makes it mean "as many". We only use tan before adjectives or adverbs, like if we wanted to say "as fast as" (tan rápido como).
Why does tantos end in -os in this sentence?
When you use tanto with a noun, it has to match the gender and number of that noun. Since trofeos (trophies) is masculine and plural, we use the masculine plural form tantos. If we were talking about medals (medallas, which is feminine plural), we would say tantas medallas.
Does como always mean "as" in comparisons?
Yes, in comparison structures like tantos ... como (as many ... as) or tan ... como (as ... as), the word como is always used for the second "as". Just be careful not to confuse it with the verb como (I eat)!
Is it necessary to include Nosotros at the beginning?
No, you could drop it and just say Tenemos tantos trofeos... because the verb tenemos already tells us that "we" are doing the action. Adding Nosotros just gives a little extra emphasis to the sentence.

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