Comparatives
An adjective used to compare two things, eg better, taller, older. are used to compare two things and say one thing is bigger, smaller, better, etc than the other. For example:
- Barcelona es á grande que Marbella (Barcelona is bigger than Marbella)
- Jorge es menos hablador que Xavi (Jorge is less talkative than Xavi)
This is how to form comparatives:
Irregular comparatives
The adjectives good, bad, old and young have their own special comparative form in Spanish. In these cases, it is not necessary to include á or menos:
mejor (que) - better (than)
peor (que) - worse (than)
mayor (que) - older (than)
menor (que) - younger (than)
eg mi coche es mejor que tu bicicleta (my car is better than your bike), mis amigos son mayores que yo (my friends are older than me).
Comparing similar things
Comparatives can also describe how similar two things are, eg la película es tan interesante como el libro (the film is as interesting as the book) by using this structure:
Question
Translate these sentences into English.
- Laura es á rica que Fede.
- El castillo es tan interesante como el museo.
- Los autobuses son peores que los trenes.
- Las playas son menos limpias que los parques.
- Mi hermana es tan alta como yo.
- Laura is richer than Fede.
- The castle is as interesting as the museum.
- The buses are worse than the trains.
- The beaches are less clean than the parks.
- My sister is as tall as me.