Comparisons of inequality

Comparisons of inequality

Comparisons of inequality are formed by placing más or menos before adjectives, adverbs, and nouns and que after them.

             adjective

más / menos  +  adverb   + que

                    noun

               

Note that forms that use -er (taller, shorter) in English do not exist in Spanish.

If the comparison involves a numerical expression, de is used before the number instead of que.

Hay más de cincuenta estudiantes.

With verbs, this construction is used to make comparisons of inequality.

verb + más/menos que

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¿Cómo se dice "expensive" en español?

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Steak is more expensive than chicken.

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¿Cómo se dice "tasty" en español?

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These grapes are less tasty than that pear.

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¿Cómo se dice "late" en español?

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I go to bed later than you.

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¿Cómo se dice "early" en español?

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Luis wakes up less early than I (do).

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Juan prepares more dishes than María.

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Susana eats less meat than Marco.

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There are more than ten oranges.

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I arrive in less than five minutes.

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My brothers eat more than I (do).

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Arturo sleeps less than his father (does).