SPANISH 101 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 - Comparing People and Things of Inequality
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Use m s que or menos que for comparisons of inequality with nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Cuando alina era joven ten a m s/menos amigos que pepe. When alina was young she had more/fewer friends than pepe. Use de instead of que before numbers. En el a o 2013, hab a m s de diez carrozas en el desfile. In 2013, there were more than ten floates in the parade. En el siguiente a o hab a menos de diez carrozas. The following year there were fewer than ten floats. The following adjective have both regular and irregular comparative forms. Use mayor to refer to a person"s age. Use m s viejo/a to refer to the age of nouns other than people; e. g. a city, a building, a tree. Some adjectives have regular and irregular comparative forms, but with different uses: Jorge es m s bueno que so hemano esteban. Jorge is a better person than his brother esteban.