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Comparatives
Comparativos
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Carlos Slim is rich.

Carlos Slim es rico.

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Bill Gates is rich.

Bill Gates es rico.

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Slim is richer than Gates.

Slim es ms rico que Gates

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David Letterman is famous.

David Letterman es famoso.

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Barack Obama is famous.

Barack Obama es famoso.

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Obama is more famous than Letterman.

Obama es ms famoso que Letterman.

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We can compare people, animal and things.

Podemos comparar personas, animales y cosas.

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When the adjective is one syllable, we usually add er to express more.

Cuando el adjetivo es de una slaba, usualmente agregamos ER para expresar ms.

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For example:
Por ejemplo:

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comparative: er + than

Batman is taller than Robin.

Batman es ms alto que Robin.

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comparative: er + than

A Porsche is faster than a Caribe.

Un Porsche es ms rpido que una Caribe.

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comparative: er + than

New York is colder than Toluca.

Nueva York es ms fro que Toluca.

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comparative: er + than

The cat is younger than the dog.

El gato es ms jven que el perro.

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t n e llig

e v i s n e p ex inte b a l e g n i t res

d e t ora

When the adjective is three or more syllables, we only add more before the adjective.
Cuando el adjetivo es de tres o ms slabas, slo agregamos MORE antes del adjetivo.

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p m co b

e l b i d e r inc

l u f i t u a e

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comparative: more + than

An iMac is more expensive than an HP computer.

Una iMac es ms cara que una computadora HP.

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comparative: more + than

Hamlet is more dramatic than Toy Story.

Hamlet es ms dramtica que Toy Story,

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comparative: more + than

The dog is more agressive than the cat.

El perro es ms agresivo que el gato.

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n e k bro c i s ba

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But, what happens when the adjective has only 2 syllables?

Pero, qu pasa cuando el adjetivo tiene slo 2 slabas?

ad

d e c van

e l p sim

two-syllable adjectives
adjetivos de 2 slabas
Terminacin y ltimo sonido consonante

happy - happier funny - funnier easy - easier pretty - prettier

more handsome more simple more basic more advanced

Nota: existen algunas excepciones como smaller.

4 important exceptions
4 excepciones importantes

good - better bad - worse far - further fun - more fun

*Nota: Fun es divertido y Funny gracioso.

Apple is better than Microsoft.

Apple is mejor que Microsoft.

Drugs are worse than cigarets.

Las drogas son peores que los cigarros.

Veracruz is further than Tepic.

Veracruz es ms lejos que Tepic.

The beach is more fun than the pool.

La playa es ms divertida que la alberca.

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