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The first correlator can be replaced with ''[[so]]'', though this is very marked (and rare). | The first correlator can be replaced with ''[[so]]'', though this is very marked (and rare). | ||
| − | :just as <span style="color:#042;font-size:90%;font-weight:bold;">ADJ</span> as. ("But elder brother was <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''just as''</span> late <span style="font-size:72%;">(last night)</span> <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''as''</span> I was <span style="font-size:72%;">(tonight)</span>, and you hardly said a word to him.") | + | :just as <span style="color:#042;font-size:90%;font-weight:bold;">ADJ</span> as. ("But elder brother was <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''just as''</span> late <span style="font-size:72%;">(last night)</span> <span style="color:#204; font-weight:bold;">''as''</span> I was <span style="font-size:72%;">(tonight)</span>, and you hardly said a word to him.") |
| + | ::Will shopping malls be just as packed as ever? | ||
===Rules=== | ===Rules=== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 18 October 2020
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Equivalence
- as ADJ as = aussi ADJ que
- as ADV as = aussi ADV que
- as many Ns as = autant de Ns que
- as few Ns as = aussi peu de Ns que
- as much N as = autant de N que
- as little N as = aussi peu de N que
The first correlator can be replaced with so, though this is very marked (and rare).
- just as ADJ as. ("But elder brother was just as late (last night) as I was (tonight), and you hardly said a word to him.")
- Will shopping malls be just as packed as ever?
Rules
- as is not followed immediately by comparatives (e.g. older, more involved, etc.) because "as" is used in comparisons of (non-)equivalence
whereas comparatives are used in comparisons of superiority/inferiority with than. - as is not generally used with superlatives. The single exception I know is "best" (see expressions below).
Non-equivalence / proportion
- That's not as funny as when...
- We could do with half as many wisecracks.
- half as much effort (see contexts: [1])
- twice as many people
- twice as much traffic
- three times as many cars
Reason
- As I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> Puisque/Comme j'étais d'astreinte de toutes façons, j'ai décidé d'aller bosser.
Marker of simultaneity
- As I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my cellphone. En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié mon portable.
Expressions
- as far as [X] goes, ... -- Quant à [X], ...
- as far as I know -- pour autant que je sache, à ma connaissance
- as far as I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends/vois
- as best as I can tell -- d'après ce que je comprends/vois ("
as well as I can tell" would follow grammar rules better, but real word use and grammatical consistency are two different things. :D ) - as far as I'm concerned -- Quant à moi
- as you (wish / like) -- comme tu veux
- as you see fit -- comme tu le sens
- as much as I would like to...
- as for: quant à
- try as I might, I couldn't [X]: J'ai beau essayer, mais je n'arrivais pas à [X].
- inasmuch as: dans la mésure où, étant donné que, ...
- insofar as: dans la mésure où, pour autant que, dès lors que...
