Italian comparison

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COMPARISONS

 A. Comparisons of equality:

   1. To form the comparison of equality with adjectives, use:

        tanto (as, so) + adjective + quanto (as) or

        così  (as, so) + adjective + come   (as):

                Angela è tanto bella quanto sua sorella.

                  Angela is as beautiful as her sister.

                Angela è così bella come sua sorella.

                  Angela is as beautiful as her sister.

   2. To form the comparison of equality with nouns, only tanto...quanto

      may be used and these words must agree with the nouns they modify:

                Lui vende tanti libri quante riviste.

                  He sells as many books as magazines.

 B. Comparisons of superiority or inferiority

   1. When to characteristics or qualities of one person or thing are

      being compared, use più (more) or meno (less)...che (than).

   2. When two person or things are compared to each other, use più

      (more) or meno (less)...di (than).