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Los corredores no son tan ágiles como los atletas.

Los corredores no son tan ágiles como los atletas.
The runners are not as agile as the athletes.
From Lesson 135:Comparisons of equality (tan... como, tanto... como)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Los corredores no son tan ágiles como los atletas.

Why do we use tan here instead of tantos?
We use tan when we are comparing adjectives or adverbs. Here, we are comparing the adjective ágiles (agile). You would only use tantos (as many) if you were comparing a plural masculine noun, like tantos corredores (as many runners).
Why is the adjective ágiles plural when tan and como don't change?
Tan and como are invariable, meaning they never change form. However, ágiles is an adjective describing los corredores. Because corredores is plural, the singular adjective ágil needs an -es added to the end to match it.
If I wanted to say they are as agile, do I just take out the no?
Yes! To make a comparison negative, you simply put no right before the verb. 'The runners are as agile as the athletes' is simply Los corredores son tan ágiles como los atletas.
Why does it say los atletas if atletas ends in an -a?
Atleta is a word that ends in -a for both males and females. You change the article to show who you are talking about: el atleta (male) or la atleta (female). Here, los atletas refers to a group of male athletes or a mixed-gender group.

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