Advanced Comparatives: as...as, the...the
மேம்பட்ட ஒப்பீட்டு அமைப்புகள்
Beyond simple -er/more comparisons, English has a structure for equal comparison and a paired structure for two things changing together — both with close Tamil parallels once you see the pattern.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
as...as for equal comparison, the...the for parallel change
as tall as (equal comparison) / The more you practice, the better you get. (paired, parallel-change structure)
அவனைப் போல உயரம் (equal comparison) / நீ எவ்வளவு பயிற்சி செய்கிறாயோ, அவ்வளவு நல்லா ஆவே (a paired structure matching English's the...the almost word for word)
Tamil's போல ('like/as') already builds equal comparisons (அவனைப் போல உயரம், 'as tall as him'), matching English's as...as directly. And Tamil's எவ்வளவு...அவ்வளவு ('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 Tamil patterns, both English structures should feel immediately familiar rather than new.
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
| English | Pronunciation | Tamil |
|---|---|---|
| as tall as | az tawl az | அவனைப் போல உயரம்avaṉaip pōla uyaram |
| not as expensive as | not az ik-SPEN-siv az | அவ்வளவு விலை இல்லைavvaḷavu vilai illai |
| The more you practice, the better you get. | thuh mor yoo PRAK-tis thuh BET-er yoo get | நீ எவ்வளவு பயிற்சி செய்கிறாயோ, அவ்வளவு நல்லா ஆவே.nī evvaḷavu payiṟchi seygiṟāyō, avvaḷavu nallā āvē. |