0:c1There are three degrees of comparison:
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Pedro es interesante. | Más interesante que Luis. | El más interesante de ellos. |
Pedro is interesting. | More interesting than Luis. | The most interesting of them. |
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Angel es alto. | Angel es menos alto que María | El menos alto de todos. |
Angel is tall. | Angel is less tall than María. | The less tall of all. |
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Ellos son limpios. | Ellos son tan limpios como antes. | Muy limpios. |
They are clean. | They are as clean as before. | Very clean. |
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La silla es nueva. | Igual de nueva que la mesa. | Nuevísima. |
The chair is new. | As new as the table. | Indescribably new. |
We can use the comparative with nouns too:
Tengo tantos coches como usted./I have as cars as you.
Tiene tantas puertas como antes./It has as doors as before.
Irregular comparisons:
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bueno(a) | mejor | el/la mejor (buenísimo/a) |
good | better | the best |
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malo(a) | peor | el/la peor (malísimo/a) |
bad | worse | the worst |
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pequeño(a) | menor | el/la menor (pequeñísimo/a) |
small | smaller | the smallest |
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grande | mayor | el/la mayor (grandísimo/a) |
big | bigger | the biggest |