عند المقارنة بين شيئيين متساويين في الكمية أو العدد، فإننا نستخدم هذا التركيب:
as + صفة تدل على الكمية + (اسم) + as
يتحدد اختيار الصفة الدالة على الكمية بناءً على ما إذا كان الاسم معدود أم غير معدود.
في حالة الأسماء المعدودة
استخدِم as many أو as few مع الأسماء المعدودة. لاحِظ أنه يُمْكن حذف الاسم إذا كان مفهومًا من السياق كما في المثال الأخير في القائمة التالية.
أمثلة
- They have as many children as we do.
- We have as many customers as they do.
- Tom has as few books as Jane.
- There are as few houses in his village as in mine.
- You know as many people as I do.
- I have visited the States as many times as he has.
- I have three brothers. That's as many as you have. ("brothers" is understood)
في حالة الأسماء غير المعدودة
استخدِم as much أو as little مع الأسماء غير المعدودة. لاحِظ أنه يُمْكن حذف الاسم إذا كان مفهومًا من السياق كما في المثال الأخير في القائمة التالية.
أمثلة
- John eats as much food as Peter.
- Jim has as little patience as Sam.
- You've heard as much news as I have.
- He's had as much success as his brother has.
- They've got as little water as we have.
- I'm not hungry. I've had as much as I want. ("food" is understood)