Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
bueno/a good	mejor better	el/la mejor best
malo/a bad	peor worse	el/la peor worst
grande/a big	mayor bigger	el/la mayor biggest
pequeño/a small	menor smaller	el/la menor smallest
viejo/a old	mayor older	el/la mayor oldest
joven/a young	menor younger	el/la menor youngest

If you compare two unequal things by using adjectives, adverbs, or nouns, you use the following construction:

• más/menos + adj/adv/noun + que
  • Este coche es más limpio que aquél.
  • This car is cleaner than that one.
  • Vas a empezar más temprano que yo.
  • You will begin earlier than I will.
  • Mi madre tiene menos paciencia que mi padre.
  • My mother has less patience than my father.

If you compare two unequal things by using verbs, you use the following construction:

• verb + más/menos + que
  • Mis hermanas leen más que yo.
  • My sisters read more than I do.

If you compare two equal things by using adjectives or adverbs, you use the following construction:

• tan + adj/adv + como
  • Mi casa es tan grande como tu casa.
  • My house is as big as your house.

If you compare two equal things by using singular or plural nouns, you use the following construction:

• tanto/a(s) + noun + como
  • Hago tantos ejercicios como mi hermana.
  • I do as many exercises as my sister does.

If you compare two equal things by using verbs, you use the following construction:

• verb + tanto como
  • Juan lee tanto como tú.
  • Juan reads as much as you do.

To form the superlative, use the following construction if the last part of the superlative sentence is a noun:

• el/la/los/las + noun + más/menos + adjective + de + noun
  • Nueva York es la ciudad más famosa de los ciudades grandes.
  • New York is the most famous city of the big cities.

To form the superlative, use the following construction if the last part of the superlative sentence is a verb or clause:

• el/la/los/las + noun + más/menos + adjective + de + verb or clause
  • Es la película menos interesante que María ha visto.
  • It is the least interesting film María has seen.

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