Comparsion Menggunakan As ... As / Than
Pelajari Situasi Di Bawah Ini
Yahwa, Rabumah, Cut Nyak Gambang adalah orang kaya. Mereka sangat kaya sehingga bisa kita rincikan kekayaan mereka seperti di bawah ini:- Yahwa memiliki kekayaan 5 juta dinar.
- Rabumah memiliki kekayaan 8 juta dinar.
- Cut Nyak Gambang memiliki kekayaan 10 juta dinar.
Maka kalimatnya bisa kita buatkan seperti ini:
- Rabumah is rich.
- She is richer than Yahwa.
- But she is not as rich as Cut Nyak Gambang. (Cut Nyak Gambang is richer than Rabumah).
Contoh lainnya, kali ini menggunakan not as ... (as) :
- Angga is not as old as he looks. (maknanya: dia tampak lebih tua daripada kelihatannya).
- Janto city wasn't not as crowded this morning as it usually is. (maknanya: biasanya kota ini sangat rame).
- The food is better today, isn't it? 'Yes, it's not as sweet. (maknanya: kemarin lebih manis).
Kita juga bisa menggunakan 'not so ... (as)'.
Contoh:- It's not warm but it isn't so cold yesterday.
Kata less ... (than) sama penggunaannya dengan not as ... (as):
- We spent less money than him.
- Banda Aceh is less crowded than usual.
Kita bisa menggunakan as...as dalam kalimat positif dan kalimat tanya.
contoh:- She did the homweork as fast as she could.
- In the dining Hall, you can eat as much as you like.
- Can you send me the report as soon as possible, please?
Bisa juga kita menggunakan kata twice ... as, three times as ... as, dan lain-lain.
contoh:- His house is about three times as small as ours.
- Electricity is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.
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Selanjutnya, kita bisa juga menggunakan the same as,
contoh:- Yahwa's salary is the same as mine.
- Rabumah is the same age as Cut Nyak Gambang.
- 'what would you like to eat?' ' I'll have the same as you'.