Antes v. más temprano

Question

¡Hola! I want to translate: "Tonight I'll go to bed much earlier." I'm pretty sure "esta noche me acostaré mucho antes" is correct. Could it also be translated "esta noche me acostaré mucho más temprano"? If "más temprano" means "earlier", can one say "mucho más temprano" for "much earlier"?

Answer 1

Yo soy hispanohablante y lo veo perfectamente bien. Ambas opciones significan lo mismo.

Much earlier = mucho antes, mucho más temprano. ?

Muchas gracias - Davyjo77, Jul 20, 2017

You're welcome! - Gloriange, Jul 20, 2017

Answer 2

Hello Davyjo,

Welcome to our SpanishDict community forum

You asked:

¡Hola! I want to translate: "Tonight I'll go to bed much earlier." I'm pretty sure "esta noche me acostaré mucho antes" is correct. Could it also be translated "esta noche me acostaré mucho más temprano"? If "más temprano" means "earlier", can one say "mucho más temprano" for "much earlier"?

Your sentences are correct but you can also say:

Tonight I''ll go to bed much earlier (Literally; I am going to go to bed much eralier)

1.= Esta noche me voy a acostar mucho más temprano

2.= Esta noche, voy a acostarme mucho más temprano

These sentences use the near/immediate future which is more commonly used for talking about something you /somebody will do very soon eg: this afternoon, evening today, tomorrow, or next week.

I hope this helps

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Muchas gracias - Davyjo77, Jul 20, 2017

De nada :) - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2017

Answer 3

That's very helpful. Thanks

You are most welcome, Davyjo :) - FELIZ77, Jul 20, 2017

It is very kind of you to take the trouble to thank people who help you, Davyjo, it's amazing how many people simply don't bother! - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2017