/tan/
Translation
so, such, as
Word origin
A shortened form of tanto, from Latin tam ('so, as, to such a degree').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tam
Examples
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I did not know you were so tall.
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It is as difficult as it looks.
¿ ?
Why did you arrive so late last night?
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He was so tired that he fell asleep on the sofa.
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I had never tried such a tasty soup.
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Stories
(15)Casi no llega
3 min read · Core 1000
Cuanto más espero, peor
3 min read · Core 5000
El autobús perdido
3 min read · Core 1000
El correo a la jefa
3 min read · Core 5000
El mejor café de la calle
3 min read · Core 5000
El trabajo de Pedro
3 min read · Core 1000
Es importante que descanses
3 min read · Core 5000
Media docena de huevos
3 min read · Core 5000
Menudo desastre
3 min read · Core 5000
No creo que sea grave
3 min read · Core 5000
No fue él, sino ella
3 min read · Core 5000
Por lo tanto, decidimos
3 min read · Core 5000
Se me cayó todo
3 min read · Core 5000
Tú y tu hermano
3 min read · Core 5000
Los puestos del sábado
4 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(12)Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más, cada vez más, el doble
How to Say Therefore, So and Because in Spanish: por lo tanto, así que, porque
Spanish Exclamations: ¡Qué bonito!, ¡Cuánta gente!, ¡Vaya día! (and the accents)
Spanish Intensifiers and Downtoners: muy, -ísimo, super, un poco, más bien
Spanish Negative Commands: Why no hables Borrows the Subjunctive
The Spanish Pluperfect (había hablado)
Spanish Politeness: Softening Requests (¿Podría...?, ¿Te importaría...?, quisiera)
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
The Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses: Rules and Practice
The Spanish Subjunctive in Relative (Adjective) Clauses, with Practice
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