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Esta temporada es tan aburrida como la otra.

Esta temporada es tan aburrida como la otra.
This season is as boring as the other.
From Lesson 137:Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler, importar)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Esta temporada es tan aburrida como la otra.

Why do we use tan instead of tanto here?
We use tan to mean 'as' when we are comparing adjectives, like aburrida (boring). You only use tanto (or tanta, tantos, tantas) meaning 'as much' or 'as many' when you are comparing nouns.
Why is it es instead of está? Isn't a season being boring a temporary state?
We use es (from the verb ser) because being a boring thing is considered a characteristic of that season. If you use estar with this adjective (like está aburrida), it changes the meaning to 'is bored' (a feeling), which does not make sense for a season!
Why does the sentence end with just la otra?
You could say la otra temporada (the other season), but to avoid repeating the word, Spanish just drops it. Because temporada is feminine, using the feminine article la with otra perfectly translates to 'the other one'.
Why does aburrida end in an '-a'?
It describes Esta temporada (This season). Since temporada is a feminine, singular noun, both the word for 'this' (Esta) and the descriptive adjective (aburrida) must also be feminine and singular to match it.

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