Pour dire que deux choses sont identiques sur un point, place le mot qui décrit entre deux as : as + mot + as. Le mot reste simple, sans -er.
as + mot + 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.". À l’intérieur de as ... as, le mot reste sous sa forme simple : as tall as, pas « as taller as ».
Essayez: Hiroshi runs ___ his brother. (as fast as / as faster as / as fast than) Réponse: as fast as — Le mot au milieu reste sous sa forme simple : as fast as (pas « as faster as »). Et les deux côtés prennent as, donc le second est bien as, pas « than » : as fast as his brother.
not as ... as
Pour dire qu’une chose est moins qu’une autre, ajoute not : not as + mot + 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.
Essayez: Today isn't ___ yesterday. It's warmer. (as cold as / as colder as / as cold than) Réponse: as cold as — Garde la même structure en as ... as et ajoute simplement not (« isn't ») : isn't as cold as yesterday. Le mot reste sous sa forme simple (pas « colder »), et les deux côtés prennent as, donc le second est as, pas « than ».
as ... as, ou -er than ?
Avant de choisir, demande-toi : sont-ils égaux, ou l’un est-il supérieur à l’autre ?Égaux → as + mot simple + as. L’un est supérieur → -er / more ... than. L’un est inférieur → 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 avec as, et -er va avec than. Ne mélange pas les deux.
Essayez: Mei et Sofia mesurent toutes les deux exactement 1,65 mètre. Aucune n’est plus grande que l’autre. Laquelle convient pour deux personnes qui mesurent la même taille ? (Mei is as tall as Sofia. / Mei is taller than Sofia.) Réponse: Mei is as tall as Sofia. — Elles ont la même taille, donc utilise as + le mot simple + as : as tall as. « Taller than » voudrait dire que l’une est plus grande, ce qui n’est pas le cas.
Essayez: 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) Réponse: as new as … as expensive as — Les deux espaces suivent la même règle : as + mot simple + as. On a donc as new as et as expensive as. Garde le mot simple et as des deux côtés, à la forme affirmative comme après « isn't ».