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¿Sois igual de altos que vuestro padre?

¿Sois igual de altos que vuestro padre?
Are you guys just as tall as your father?
From Lesson 194:Just as … as (igual de … que)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Sois igual de altos que vuestro padre?

Why does this use igual de altos que instead of tan altos como?
Both phrases mean "as tall as" and mean exactly the same thing. Igual de... que is very common in everyday Spanish in Spain. Just remember the specific pairs: igual de always goes with que, while tan always goes with como.
Why is altos plural if igual is singular?
In the structure igual de + [adjective] + que, the phrase igual de acts like an adverb (meaning "equally"), so it never changes form. However, the adjective (altos) must still agree with the people it describes. Since the subject is the plural "you" (vosotros), the adjective must be the plural altos.
Since Sois means "you guys" (plural), shouldn't it be vuestros padre?
No, because possessive adjectives in Spanish agree with the thing being owned, not the owners. Even though there are multiple owners ("you guys"), they are sharing one singular father (padre), so you must use the singular vuestro.
Is it okay to include the subject word vosotros in this sentence?
Yes, you could say ¿Vosotros sois igual de altos que vuestro padre? to add emphasis. However, native speakers usually leave it out because the verb sois already makes it perfectly clear that the subject is the plural "you".

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