Lesson 49B2

Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the

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Beyond simple -er/more comparisons, English has a structure for equal comparison and a paired structure for two things changing together — both with close Hindi parallels once you see the pattern.

Grammar Comparison

as...as for equal comparison, the...the for parallel change

English

as tall as (equal comparison) / The more you practice, the better you get. (paired, parallel-change structure)

Hindi (English explanations)

उसके जितना लंबा (equal comparison) / जितना ज़्यादा अभ्यास करोगे, उतना अच्छा करोगे। (a paired structure matching English's the...the almost word for word)

Hindi's जितना ('as much/however much') already builds equal comparisons on its own (उसके जितना लंबा, 'as tall as him'), matching English's as...as directly. And Hindi's जितना...उतना ('however much...that much') pairs up two changing things in exactly the same shape as English's the more...the better — a near-perfect structural match. Once you recognize these Hindi patterns, both English structures should feel immediately familiar rather than new.

Vocabulary

as tall asaz tawl az

Hindi (English explanations): उसके जितना लंबाuske jitnā lambā

not as expensive asnot az ik-SPEN-siv az

Hindi (English explanations): उतना महंगा नहींutnā mahaṅgā nahīñ

The more you practice, the better you get.thuh mor yoo PRAK-tis thuh BET-er yoo get

Hindi (English explanations): जितना ज़्यादा अभ्यास करोगे, उतना अच्छा करोगे।jitnā zyādā abhyās karoge, utnā acchā karoge.

English	Pronunciation	Hindi (English explanations)
as tall as	az tawl az	उसके जितना लंबाuske jitnā lambā
not as expensive as	not az ik-SPEN-siv az	उतना महंगा नहींutnā mahaṅgā nahīñ
The more you practice, the better you get.	thuh mor yoo PRAK-tis thuh BET-er yoo get	जितना ज़्यादा अभ्यास करोगे, उतना अच्छा करोगे।jitnā zyādā abhyās karoge, utnā acchā karoge.

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