Making Comparisons

When comparing people or things that are equal to one another, you use:
tan + adjective + como (as + adjective + as)

For example:
Pablo es tan inteligente como Jorge. (Pablo is as intelligent as George.)
El perro es tan misterioso como el gato. (The dog is as mysterious as the cat.)


To say that things are not equal you use the negative.
For example:
Pablo no es tan inteligente como Jorge. (Pablo is not as intelligent as George.)
El perro no es tan misterioso como el gato. (The dog is not as mysterious as the cat.)


To say "as much as" or "as many as" you use:
tanto, -a + noun + como (as much + noun + as)
tantos, -as + noun + como (as many + noun + as)

Remember that tanto has to agree in gender and number with what it is being compared to.