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Mi prima es igual de generosa que mi madre.

Mi prima es igual de generosa que mi madre.
My cousin is as generous as my mother.
From Lesson 249:Comparatives of equality (igual de... que)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Mi prima es igual de generosa que mi madre.

Wait, I learned to say tan generosa como. Can I use that instead of igual de generosa que?
Yes, you can! Both igual de... que and tan... como mean exactly the same thing. This sentence just shows you another very common way to express that two things are equal in a certain trait.
Why do we use que instead of como after generosa?
The word you use in the second half of the comparison depends on the first half. Because we started this comparison with the structure igual de, we must pair it with que. If we had started with tan, we would pair it with como.
Does igual change depending on who we are talking about? For example, would it be iguala for a female cousin?
No, the phrase igual de never changes. It acts as a fixed block here. However, the adjective that comes after it does change! That is why we use the feminine word generosa to match Mi prima. If we were talking about a male cousin (mi primo), it would be igual de generoso.
Why isn't there a verb at the very end of the sentence, like que mi madre es?
Just like in the English translation 'as generous as my mother,' Spanish usually drops the second verb because it is already obvious from context. You don't need to repeat the verb es at the end.

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