Superior, inferior, anterior, posterior + a
These four adjectives already contain the comparison (higher, lower, earlier, later), so they compare with a, not que, and they don't take más. To make them stronger, use muy.
| adjective | meaning |
|---|---|
| superior a | higher than, better than |
| inferior a | lower than, worse than |
| anterior a | earlier than, before |
| posterior a | later than, after |
Muy superior, not más superior:
| Her salary is much higher than mine. | Su sueldo es muy superior al mío. |
Below zero:
| Today the temperature is below zero. | Hoy la temperatura es inferior a cero. |
The adjective agrees, a stays:
| The problems started in the years after the wedding. | Los problemas empezaron en los años posteriores a la boda. |
Verb + tanto como
After a verb, tanto como compares how much people do something. Here tanto goes with the verb, so it doesn't change (compare tantos libros como).
| Now I don't go out as much as before. | Ahora no salgo tanto como antes. |
With gustar, the comparison keeps its a:
| I don't like football as much as you do. | No me gusta el fútbol tanto como a ti. |
Lo mismo que
Lo mismo means the same thing; add que for the same as.
| I think the same as you. | Pienso lo mismo que tú. |
Ordering in a bar:
| Can I have the same as her? | ¿Me pones lo mismo que a ella? |
No … más que = only
No + verb + más que gives an exact amount and means only. No … más de means not more than.
| sentence | meaning |
|---|---|
| No tengo más que veinte euros. | I only have twenty euros. |
| No tengo más de veinte euros. | I don't have more than twenty euros. |
| I only have one brother. | No tengo más que un hermano. |
A limit, not only:
| No more than a hundred people fit in this room. | En esta sala no caben más de cien personas. |
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