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Spanish (Spain)

### More Than It Seems

To express that something is "more [adjective] than you thought" or "less [adjective] than it seems," Spanish uses a specific comparative structure. Instead of just *que*, you will use **de lo que** followed by a conjugated verb.

The formula is: **más** (or **menos**) + adjective/noun + **de lo que** + conjugated verb.

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### Daring Stunts

This structure is perfect for describing spectacular performances that defy expectations. You can use it to talk about how amazing (**asombroso**) or daring (**audaz**) a fire breather (**el tragafuegos**) or an illusionist (**el ilusionista**) really is.

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### High-Flying Adjectives

When using this structure to describe stunts on the high wire (**el alambre**) or the trapeze (**el trapecio**), remember that the adjective must still agree in gender and number with the person or thing you are describing. 

The comparative phrase **de lo que**, however, remains fixed and never changes.

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Clausal comparatives (más de lo 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)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
than (before a relative clause in comparisons)	de
The trapeze artist's jump is more dangerous than it seems.	El salto de la trapecista es más peligroso de lo que parece.
the acrobatics	la acrobacia
Are the new acrobatics less complicated than we thought?	¿Las nuevas acrobacias son menos complicadas de lo que pensábamos?
the agility	la agilidad
amazing (astonishing)	asombroso
the wire	el alambre
We admire the amazing agility of the girl on the wire.	Admiramos la agilidad asombrosa de la chica sobre el alambre.
the fire breather	el tragafuegos
I think that the fire breather is more amazing than you said.	Creo que el tragafuegos es más asombroso de lo que decías.
the illusionist	el ilusionista
daring	audaz
The illusionist is much more daring than you imagine.	La ilusionista es mucho más audaz de lo que imaginas.
the unicycle	el monociclo
Is riding a unicycle less difficult than it seems?	¿Montar en monociclo es menos difícil de lo que parece?
the contortionist	el contorsionista
The contortionist's spectacle is more amazing than we thought.	El espectáculo del contorsionista es más asombroso de lo que pensábamos.
They have to practice with the hoop until the trick is perfect.	Tienen que ensayar con el aro hasta que el truco sea perfecto.
I think that the unicycle jump is more daring than you believe.	Pienso que el salto con el monociclo es más audaz de lo que crees.
The fire breather's performance on the wire is more dangerous than people think.	La actuación del tragafuegos sobre el alambre es más peligrosa de lo que la gente piensa.
The illusionist does acrobatics that are more complex than they seem.	El ilusionista hace acrobacias que son más complejas de lo que parecen.
The contortionist has to train until she has more agility.	La contorsionista tiene que entrenar hasta que tenga más agilidad.
the trapeze	el trapecio
The man on the trapeze is faster than we thought.	El hombre en el trapecio es más rápido de lo que pensábamos.
The woman on the trapeze is more agile than I imagined.	La mujer en el trapecio es más ágil de lo que imaginaba.