Breakdown of Nadie tiene tanto el audio como el formato original.
tener
to have
como
as / like (such as, similar to)
nadie
no one
tanto
as much / as many / so much
Questions & Answers about Nadie tiene tanto el audio como el formato original.
Why does tanto... como... translate to "both... and..." here?
While tanto often means "so much," pairing it with como creates the set phrase tanto X como Y. This structure emphasizes that two things are included equally. In English, the most natural translation is "both X and Y." Here, it links the nouns el audio and el formato original.
Does tanto ever change to tanta or tantos to match the nouns in this structure?
No. When using the tanto... como... formula to mean "both... and...", tanto acts as an invariable conjunction. It stays exactly as tanto, regardless of the gender or number of the nouns that follow it.
I thought Spanish used double negatives. Why isn't it Nadie no tiene?
Spanish does use double negatives, but only when the negative word comes after the verb (for example, No tiene nadie). Because the negative word Nadie is placed right before the verb tiene, adding a no is incorrect.
Does the adjective original describe both the audio and the format?