Breakdown of Ese equipo tiene tantos empates como este.
tener
to have
ese
that (masculine)
este
this
como
as / like (such as, similar to)
Questions & Answers about Ese equipo tiene tantos empates como este.
Why do we use tantos here instead of tan?
We use the word tanto (and its variations) when comparing quantities of nouns, meaning "as much" or "as many". Here, we are talking about a noun: empates (ties). We only use tan (as) when comparing descriptions, like adjectives or adverbs (for example, tan rápido como for "as fast as").
Why is it tantos with an "-os" at the end?
Why is it ese at the beginning but este at the end?
Ese means "that" and is used right before the noun it points to (ese equipo = that team). At the end of the sentence, este means "this one". It stands in for este equipo (this team) so we don't have to repeat the word equipo. Both are masculine and singular because they refer to the masculine noun equipo.
Doesn't este need an accent mark when it means "this one"?