Breakdown of El pueblo no tiene tanta contaminación como la ciudad.
el pueblo
the town, the village
la ciudad
the city
no
no / not
tener
to have
Questions & Answers about El pueblo no tiene tanta contaminación como la ciudad.
Why is it tanta instead of tanto or tan here?
In this structure, tanto means as much or as many and describes the noun that comes right after it. Since contaminación (pollution) is a feminine singular noun, the word changes to match it, becoming tanta. Remember, we only use tan with adjectives or adverbs, not nouns!
How can I easily remember that contaminación is feminine so I know to use tanta?
Does the word como ever change its ending to match the noun, like tanta did?
No, como (which means as in this comparison) stays exactly the same no matter what. Only the tanto/a/os/as part changes to match the noun.