Comparisons of Equality
One of the most basic communicative tasks in any language involves making comparisons. In Portuguese, there are simple patterns used to make comparisons. You’ll learn here how to make comparisons of equality to compare adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs.
Tão + adjective + como/quanto
This is equivalent to 'as + adjective + as.'
You need to make sure the adjective agrees in number and gender with the first noun you are comparing.
The rest of this lesson is for Plus members
Tão como and tanto quanto. Say that one thing is as good, as fast or as much as another in Portuguese, across adjectives, adverbs, nouns and verbs.
- Level A2–B1