tan...com / tant...com

As Much or as as

Level 2

Use tan ... com with qualities, and tant ... com with quantities or actions.

How It Works

Tan modifies an adjective or adverb: tan alt com, tan bé com. It does not agree, though the adjective still does. Tant modifies a noun or the amount of an action: tant temps com, treballa tant com jo.

Before a noun, tant agrees: tanta aigua, tants llibres, tantes persones. After a verb without a noun, use invariable tant: dorm tant com tu. This distinction prevents forms such as tan llibres or tanta bé.

Com introduces the second side of an equality comparison. Més and menys use que instead when comparing unequal degrees. A phrase such as tan aviat com puguis compares the time or manner to a whole clause; the basic tan-plus-adverb structure remains intact.

Examples (3)

  1. Aquesta casa és tan gran com aquella.

    This house is as big as that one.

  2. Tinc tantes preguntes com tu.

    I have as many questions as you.

  3. No treballo tant com abans.

    I do not work as much as before.

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tan...com / tant...comLevel 2As Much or as as

Learn This First

Keep the adjective agreeing even when tan is invariable.

Words in This Pattern

tan