Spanish for English speakers House · Lesson 5

Size comparisons

Use comparisons in Spanish — ¡Tus ojos son muy grandes! (Your eyes are very big!) — with the possessive tus and emphatic muy.

Conversation

  1. Cassian Cassian

    ¡Tus ojos son muy grandes!

    Your eyes are very big!

    Tip: Adjectives have to be pluralized when nouns are plural. <ojos grande>

  2. Pishi Pishi

    ¿No son como los tuyos?

    Aren't they like yours?

    Tip: <tuyos> yours plural. If it was singular it would be tuyo>

  3. Cassian Cassian

    No, los míos son pequeños

    No, mine are small

  4. Pishi Pishi

    Tal vez es porque no eres un gato

    Maybe that's because you are not a cat

    Tip: <tal vez> maybe. You can also say <quizás>

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'your' in Spanish?

Tu (singular, informal): tu ojo, tu casa. Tus (plural): tus ojos, tus libros. Su = your (formal) / his / her / their.

How do you compare 'like yours' in Spanish?

Como los tuyos = 'like yours' (the plural ones). Possessive pronouns: el mío, el tuyo, el suyo, etc.

Common adjectives for size in Spanish?

Grande (big), pequeño (small), enorme (huge), diminuto (tiny), gigante (giant), minúsculo (minuscule).

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