mint Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 When you are making a comparison, how do you know which one to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFB Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Broadly. As well as vs as much as.JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 Thank you. So aussi que for quality and autant que for quantity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florence from Frangliche Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Aussi will be used with an adjective or an adverb:elle est aussi grande que moi, je vais à la piscine aussi souvent que toi.Autant is quantitative and is used with verbs or nouns (with the prepostion de):J'ai autant de voitures que lui.J'aime autant manger que dormir.J'aime autant le fromage que le chocolat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Merci, Florence. An excellent explanation.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I think of it as aussi que = as xxx as "as big/long/fat as " for example autant que = as much/many as ' as much as you' or 'as many as they have' for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Also an easy way to remember, Norman.I was never quite sure which and sometimes I just took a stab at it and listened to myself to see if it sounded right. Of course, that wasn't a foolproof method and, well, 50% of the time I was probably wrong!As you know I often run these sorts of questions past you and now that you are French, I might do that a lot more often[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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