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How to compare things: There are harder tests: "-er" for short adjectives These are more difficult tests: "more" for long adjectives We follow these adjectives with "than" - so...These tests were harder than they were last year.

Comparativos en Espanol - In Spanish, you use más for more, and que for than. a. WITH ADJECTIVES: Shaq is taller than Mickey Mouse: Shaq es más alto que Mickey Mouse. She is smarter than him: Ella es más inteligente que él. b. WITH NOUNS & ADVERBS: (same format): I have more money than my sister: Yo tengo más dinero que mi hermana. He runs more quickly than I do: Él corre más rápido que yo. c. WITH VERBS: My brother works more than me: Mi hermano trabaja más que yo. - LESS THAN: MENOS QUE a. WITH ADJECTIVES/NOUNS/VERBS: Children eat less food than adults: Los niños comen menos comida que los adultos. b. WITH VERBS I work less than my brother: Yo trabajo menos que mi hermano.

Superlatives - To say "highest, best, worst, biggest"...you use (el, la, los, las) plus más with the adjective. The preposition de is followed after the superlative. Shaq is the tallest player on the team: Shaq es EL jugador más alto del equipo. I am the smartest in the class: Yo soy EL chico más lista de la clase.

Irregular Comparatives:

- The adjectives "bueno" (good) and "malo" (bad) have irregular comparative and superlative forms. YOU DO NOT USE "MÁS" OR "MENOR" with those irregular comparatives.

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

Bueno(a):

Mejor (better)

El/la mejor (the BEST)

Malo(a):

Peor (worse)

El/la peor (the WORST)

Esta película es MALA, pero esa película es PEOR. (This move is bad, but this movie is worse.) Esta situación es LA PEOR. (This situation is the worst.) - REFERRING TO AGE: mayor: older menor: younger Soy menor que mi hermana. (I am younger than my sister.) Mi hermana es la mayor de la familia. (My sister is the oldest of my family.)