A2Grammar
Das neue Smartphone ist nicht so groß wie das alte.
The new smartphone isn't as big as the old one.
In German
Das neue Smartphone ist nicht so groß wie das alte.
das noy-eh smart-fohn ist nisht zo grohs vee das al-teh
🇬🇧 English
The new smartphone isn't as big as the old one.
🇪🇸 Español
El nuevo smartphone no es tan grande como el antiguo.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Il nuovo smartphone non è grande come il vecchio.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Das | The | Definite article |
| neue | new | Adjective |
| Smartphone | Smartphone | Noun |
| ist | is | Verb |
| nicht | not | Negation |
| so | as | Adverb of comparison |
| groß | big | Adjective |
| wie | as | Conjunction of comparison |
| das | the | Definite article |
| alte | old | Adjective |
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Grammar Point
Negative comparison with 'nicht so...wie'
Variations
Das alte Smartphone war größer als das neue.
The old smartphone was bigger than the new one.
Ich bevorzuge kleinere Smartphones.
I prefer smaller smartphones.
Related
She doesn't speak as fast as he does.
Sie spricht nicht so schnell wie er.
zee shprisht nisht zo shnel vee ehr
My brother is as old as I am.
Mein Bruder ist so alt wie ich.
mine broo-der ist zo alt vee ish
The older I get, the wiser I become.
Je älter ich werde, desto weiser werde ich.
yeh el-ter ish ver-deh, des-toe vy-zer ver-deh ish