Para decir que dos cosas son iguales en algo, pon la palabra que describe entre dos as: as + palabra + as. La palabra se queda simple, sin -er.
as + word + as
Amina is as tall as Lars.
This book is as interesting as that one.
Hiroshi runs as fast as his brother.
My bag is as heavy as yours.
Not "Amina is as taller as Lars." — say "Amina is as tall as Lars.". Dentro de as ... as, la palabra se queda simple: as tall as, no "as taller as".
Pruébalo: Hiroshi runs ___ his brother. (as fast as / as faster as / as fast than) Respuesta: as fast as — La palabra del medio se queda simple: as fast as (no "as faster as"). Y los dos lados son as, así que el segundo es as, no "than": as fast as his brother.
not as ... as
Para decir que una cosa es menos que otra, añade not: not as + palabra + as.
She is not as tall as her sister. (= shorter)
Today isn't as cold as yesterday. (= warmer)
This café isn't as busy as the one downtown.
Pruébalo: Today isn't ___ yesterday. It's warmer. (as cold as / as colder as / as cold than) Respuesta: as cold as — Mantén el mismo as ... as, solo añade el not ("isn't"): isn't as cold as yesterday. La palabra se queda simple (no "colder"), y los dos lados son as, así que el segundo también es as, no "than".
¿as ... as, o -er than?
Antes de elegir, pregúntate: ¿son iguales, o uno supera al otro?Iguales → as + palabra simple + as. Uno es más → -er / more ... than. Uno es menos → not as ... as.
The same: Amina is as tall as Lars. (they measure the same)
One is more: Amina is taller than Lars.
One is less: Amina is not as tall as Lars. (= she is shorter)
Watch the word: it stays plain inside as ... as (as tall as), but takes -er with than (taller than).
Not "Amina is as tall than Lars." — say "Amina is as tall as Lars. / Amina is taller than Lars.". as va con as, y -er va con than. No mezcles los dos.
Pruébalo: Mei y Sofia miden exactamente 1,65 metros las dos. Ninguna es más alta. ¿Cuál va con dos cosas que miden lo mismo? (Mei is as tall as Sofia. / Mei is taller than Sofia.) Respuesta: Mei is as tall as Sofia. — Miden lo mismo, así que usa as + la palabra simple + as: as tall as. "Taller than" diría que una es más alta que la otra, pero ninguna lo es.
Pruébalo: My phone is ___ yours, but it isn't ___ that new one. (as new as … as expensive as / as newer as … as expensive than / as new than … as expensive as) Respuesta: as new as … as expensive as — Los dos huecos usan el mismo patrón: as + palabra simple + as. Así que as new as y as expensive as. Deja la palabra simple y los dos lados as, tanto en el positivo como después de "isn't".