Definition / Forklaring
Vi bruger as ... as til at sige, at to personer eller ting er lige på en bestemt måde. Vi bruger not as ... as til at sige, at de ikke er lige. Adjektivet står i midten: as tall as, as easy as, not as fast as. Denne struktur er anderledes end komparativformer som bigger eller more expensive. Den er nyttig, når fokus er på lighed eller forskel i samme egenskab.
Nøgleregler
- Form: as + adjective + as.
- Nægtende form: not as + adjective + as.
- Brug ikke komparativer som bigger inde i denne struktur.
- Bruges til at sammenligne personer, ting, steder og situationer.
- I hverdagssprog bruger vi ofte objektspronominer efter as: as tall as me, as fast as him.
Eksempler
- She is as tall as me. - Hun er lige så høj som mig.
- This bag is not as expensive as that one. - Denne taske er ikke så dyr som den der.
- My room is as quiet as yours. - Mit værelse er lige så stille som dit.
- He is not as busy as last week. - Han er ikke så travl som i sidste uge.
- Today is as cold as yesterday. - I dag er det lige så koldt som i går.
Almindelige fejl
- ❌ She is as taller as me. -> ✅ She is as tall as me.
- ❌ This bag is not as expensive than that one. -> ✅ This bag is not as expensive as that one.
- ❌ My room is as quiet than yours. -> ✅ My room is as quiet as yours.