What is the difference between tan and tanto?

Question

In spanish, what is the difference between the meanings of tan and tanto?

Answer 1

TAN
*so (es tan sensible... he's so sensitive)
* such (tiene unas orejas tan grandes... he has such big ears)

TANTO/TANTA
+ usually refers to plural
*so many (no necesito tantos folios... i dont need so many sheets of paper)
*so much (como puedes ahorrar tanto dinero?... how are you able to save so much money?)

<33 thurrs more meaning for each it just depends on what you really want to say but the ones i gave are like the main meanings!

Answer 2

Tan basically means "so," sometimes "such a" or "as," and is used only before adjectives or adverbs (or nouns used as adjectives). Examples: Margarita es tan alta como Sofia. (Margarita is as tall as Sofia.) Margarita habla tan rápido como Sofia. (Margarita talks as fast as Sofia.)

Tanto basically means "so much" or "so many" or, when used with como, "as much" or "as many." Examples: Tengo tanto dinero como Francisco. (I have as much money as Francisco.) Tengo tanto dinero que no sé qué hacer con él. (I have so much money I don't know what to do with it.)

Tanto also can be used to make other kinds of comparisons and has a wide variety of colloquial uses; under some circumstances it can be used not only as an adjective but also as noun, pronoun or adverb.

Answer 3

Tan is an intensifier usually used with a characteristics and tanto is a comparative form usually used with a quantity. and regularly means so much, as much, so many, or as many.

Example: Tan -- He's so rich that . . . . El está tan rico que. . . . She is so beautiful that. . . . Ella es tan bella que. . . . ¡El es tan inteligente!

Example: Tanto -- They have so much money. . . . Ellos tienen tanto dinero. . . . He has so many interests. . . . El tiene tantas intereses (diversiones). I don´t as many friends as Federico. No tengo tantos amigos como Federico. You don´t earn as much as your brother, right? No ganas tanto dinero como tu hermano, verdad?

This is not complete, but I hope it will help.

Answer 4

tan is like so & tanto is like alot

Answer 5

they are both used in comparisons (I'm as smart as he, I have as much money as she does).
"tanto" is used for quantitative amounts, stuff you can put numbers to: "tengo tanto dinero como él"
"tan" is used for qualitative comparisons, stuff you can't put numbers to: "Soy tan inteligente como mi maestro"