Igual de + adjective + que
Igual de + adjective + que says that two people or things have a quality to the same degree: just as … as. It means the same as tan … como, which you already know, and it is very common in everyday speech.
| tan … como | igual de … que |
|---|---|
| Mi hermano es tan alto como yo. | Mi hermano es igual de alto que yo. |
| My brother is just as tall as I am. | Mi hermano es igual de alto que yo. |
| This apartment is just as expensive as your house. | Este piso es igual de caro que tu casa. |
Only the adjective changes
Igual de never changes. The adjective agrees with its noun, as always.
| My sisters are just as nice as my mother. | Mis hermanas son igual de simpáticas que mi madre. |
With adverbs
It works the same way with bien, mal, rápido, tarde and other adverbs.
| My daughter speaks English just as well as her father. | Mi hija habla inglés igual de bien que su padre. |
| You drive just as badly as your brother. | Conduces igual de mal que tu hermano. |
Without que: equally
When the two things are already named together, leave out que. English says equally. Tan can't do this: Las dos camisas son tan caras means The two shirts are so expensive.
| The two shirts are equally expensive. | Las dos camisas son igual de caras. |
| My parents are equally nice. | Mis padres son igual de simpáticos. |
Igual que or igual de?
Igual que (just like) goes with a verb or a noun. Igual de goes before an adjective or an adverb.
| You talk just like your father, and you're just as nice as he is. | Hablas igual que tu padre y eres igual de simpático que él. |
Common mistakes
- Don't drop de: Es igual de alto que yo, not Es igual alto que yo.
- After igual de, use que, not como: igual de alto que yo, but tan alto como yo.
- Igual de has no plural: Son igual de caras, never Son iguales de caras.
- To compare amounts of a noun, use tanto … como, not igual de. Tanto agrees with the noun: Tengo tanto trabajo como tú, Tengo tantas camisas como tú.
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