Translation
so, such, as
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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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Grammar articles
(14)Advanced Spanish Adverbs: muy vs mucho, aún, Word Order
Spanish Comparatives: más que, tan como and the Irregulars
Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más
Spanish Compound Tenses: Every haber Tense on One Chart
Therefore, So, Because in Spanish: por lo tanto, así que
Spanish Exclamations: ¡Qué bonito!, ¡Cuánta gente!, ¡Vaya!
Spanish Commands: the Imperative for Tú, Usted, Nosotros
Spanish Intensifiers: muy, -ísimo, super, un poco, más bien
Spanish Negative Commands: no + Subjunctive for Every Person
Spanish Politeness: Softening Requests with ¿Podría...?
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada
Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses: cuando, para que
Spanish Subjunctive in Relative (Adjective) Clauses
Spanish Superlatives: el mejor, el más and -ísimo
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 10: tan, hombre, entonces and 9 more words.