What is tan in spanish

Question

i see it all the time what's it mean.

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Answer 1

"tan" means "so"

él es tan inteligente / he's so intelligent

Answer 2

You know I hate it when people say this... but I am going to tell you...

Try to look it up first in the dictionary.

It will give the definition and a whole bunch of great examples too.

Answer 3

It means "so", and is used before an adverb to give extra exphasis.

For example:

"Los guepardos corren tan rápidamente." "Cheetahs run so fast."

Without "tan" it would just mean "Cheetahs run fast."

I'm pretty sure this is right, but I'm still learning too, so if that needs correcting by someone who knows more go right ahead

Answer 4

"Tan" is also used before adjectives/adverbs in statements of equality.

"El chico es tan sociable como la chica". (The boy is as sociable as the girl).

"El gato corre tan rápidamente como el perro." (The cat runs as fast as the dog).

When making statements of equality concerning the number of nouns/objects, use "tanto/tanta/tantos/tantas" depending on the gender and number of the noun.

"Tenemos tantas trompetas como arpas." (We have as many trumpets as harps).

Excuse my weird examples...