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### Comparing with *Más que* (More than)

To say that someone or something has *more* of a certain quality than another, use **más** + [adjective] + **que** (more... than).

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### Comparing with *Menos que* (Less than)

To say that something has *less* of a quality, use **menos** instead of **más**: **menos** + [adjective] + **que** (less... than).

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### Adjective Agreement

When comparing two things, the adjective must always agree in gender and number with the *first* subject (the one being described).

For example, because **la serpiente** (the snake) and **la cola** (the tail) are feminine nouns, the adjectives describing them must also be feminine, even if the animal they are compared to is masculine.

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You can easily use these comparatives to ask questions or share your opinions:

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Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Question	Answer
the elephant	el elefante
than (in comparisons)	que
the mouse	el ratón
The elephant is bigger than the mouse.	El elefante es más grande que el ratón.
the monkey	el mono
agile	ágil
the turtle	la tortuga
The monkey is more agile than the turtle.	El mono es más ágil que la tortuga.
the snake	la serpiente
long	largo
the insect	el insecto
The snake is longer than the insect.	La serpiente es más larga que el insecto.
I think that the turtle is less agile than the mouse.	Creo que la tortuga es menos ágil que el ratón.
the tail	la cola
The monkey's tail is longer than the dog's.	La cola del mono es más larga que la del perro.
wild	salvaje
the giraffe	la jirafa
Is the lion wilder than the giraffe?	¿El león es más salvaje que la jirafa?
The insect is less strong than the snake.	El insecto es menos fuerte que la serpiente.
short (in length)	corto
The monkey's hair is shorter than the lion's.	El pelo del mono es más corto que el del león.
This mouse has a very short tail.	Este ratón tiene la cola muy corta.
The giraffe's neck is longer than the elephant's body.	El cuello de la jirafa es más largo que el cuerpo del elefante.
A bear is not less wild than a lion.	Un oso no es menos salvaje que un león.
My grandmother's old cat is less agile than the monkey.	El gato viejo de mi abuela es menos ágil que el mono.
I think that the monkey is less fat than the bear.	Pienso que el mono es menos gordo que el oso.
The green turtle is sick and sad.	La tortuga verde está enferma y triste.
This monkey has a short tail and is very happy.	Este mono tiene la cola corta y está muy alegre.
I sometimes think that the tiger is more dangerous than the bear.	A veces pienso que el tigre es más peligroso que el oso.
to compare	comparar
You cannot compare a tiger with a cat.	No puedes comparar un tigre con un gato.
We are going to compare the two animals.	Vamos a comparar los dos animales.
My son compares his cat with the neighbor's dog.	Mi hijo compara su gato con el perro del vecino.

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