Modern Spanish Syntax: Chapter 19: Comparative Constructions & Adverbs Flashcards

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1
Q

Give the chair to the lady, don’t you see that she is older than you are!

A

Dale la silla a la señora, ¡no ves que es más vieja (mayor) que tú!

más viejo/joven to imply someone is really old or really young

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He is no longer the same man I used to know

A

Ya no es el mismo hombre que conocía

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Give me the same dress I wore yesterday

A

Dame el mismo vestido que me puse ayer

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4
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It is the same thing we saw before

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Es la misma cosa que vimos antes

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A poor man deserves the same respect as a rich one

A

El pobre merece el mismo respeto que el rico

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Q

Even with the same qualifications, women do not earn the same salaries as men

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Aún teniendo la misma preparación las mujeres no ganan los mismos sueldos que los hombres

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he has the same faith as when he was a child

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Tiene la misma fe que cuando era niño

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Maria is no longer the same woman (I used to know)

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María ya no es la misma mujer (que yo conocía)

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Q

Give them the same exam (you gave them last year)

A

Dales el mismo examen (que les diste al año pasado)

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I don’t want the same thing as yesterday

A

No quiero lo mismo que ayer

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11
Q

Lend me the same one

A

Préstame el mismo (libro)

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12
Q

Lend me this very same one

A

Préstame este mismo

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13
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I think the same thing as you

A

Pienso lo mismo (que tú)

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He remains the same way as yesterday

A

Está lo mismo que ayer
Está igual que ayer

*Lo mismo occurs as an adverbial “in the same way” when with a VI or TV with object. “Igual que” can replace it.

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A poor man deserves consideration the same way as a rich man

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El pobre merece consideración lo mismo que el rico
El pobre merece consideración igual que el rico

*Lo mismo occurs as an adverbial “in the same way” when with a VI or TV with object. “Igual que” can replace it.

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16
Q

I do the same thing she does

A

Hago lo mismo que ella

17
Q

He bought some shirts just like mine

*use IGUAL

A

Compró unas camisas iguales que las mías

With igual, nouns never take definite article
Igual follows COUNT nouns

18
Q

He has a car jost like yours

*use IGUAL

A

Tiene un auto igual que el tuyo

With igual, nouns never take definite article
Igual follows COUNT nouns

19
Q

I need another envelope like this one

*use IGUAL

A

Necesito otro sobre igual que éste

With igual, nouns never take definite article
Igual follows COUNT nouns

20
Q

A poor man deserves the same respect as a rich one

*use IGUAL

A

El pobre merece igual respeto que el rico

IGUAL precedes mass nouns, and don’t take indefinete articles, occurs in the singular

21
Q

I have the same quantity as you

*use IGUAL

A

Tengo igual cantidad que tú

22
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He has the same faith as when he was a child

*use IGUAL

A

Tiene igual fe que cuando era niño

23
Q

This fabric is not like the one we saw yesterday

*use IGUAL

A

Esta tela no es igual a la que vimos ayer

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This man is just like his father

*use IGUAL

A

Este hombre es igual a su padre

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He has a car (that is) just like yours *use IGUAL
Tiene un auto (que es) igual al tuyo
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Give me an envelope (provided that it be) like this one *use IGUAL
Dame un sobre (que sea) igual a éste
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I need more than ten dollars
Necesito más de diez dólares
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I gave him more than half
Le di más de la mitad
29
We spent less than two hours
Pasamos menos de dos horas
30
He got less than his share
Le tocó menos de su cuota
31
He used to buy more things than was necessary
Compraba más cosas de las necesarias (de las que eran necesarias/ más de la cantidad necesaria)
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He took more courses than the required ones
Tomó más cursos de los requeridos (de los que eran requeridos/ más del número requerido)
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The room was larger than what I thought
La habitación era más grande de lo que yo pensaba
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He studies more than normal
Estudia más de lo normal (de lo normal/ más de la cantidad normal)
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I don't need but ten dollars
No necesito más que diez dólares
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I only need ten dollars
Sólo necesito diez dólares