spanish --- "tan" & "tanto"?

Question

tan = so (used with adjectives)
tanto = so much (used with verbs)

for example,

te quiero tanto = I love you so much
tu pelo es tan largo = your hair is so long

is this the correct way to use "tan" & "tanto"?
are there other things I should know?

Answer 1

tan… como (as…as) and

tanto… como (as much/as many… as)

Note that in Spanish, the structure used to build equality comparisons depends on the nature of the word it is related with. So, you have to know that:

tan… como is used with adjectives and adverbs and tanto… como is used with nouns and verbs.
Tan … como is used with adjectives and adverbs.
Here we have some examples:
Tan + adjective + como:
Tu hermano es tan alto como mi hermana. (Your brother is as tall as my sister)

Ese edificio es tan grande como la Torre Eiffel. (That building is as big as the Eiffel Tower)

As you can see, the examples above show the use of tan…como with the adjectives "alto" and "grande".

But tan…como can also be used with adverbs:
Tan + adverb + como:
Conduzco tan despacio como (yo) puedo. (I drive as slowly as I can)

Tu casa está tan cerca como la mía. (Your house is as near as mine)


Tanto … como is used with nouns and verbs.
Tanto + noun + como: Remember that "tanto" must agree in genre and number with the noun it qualifies. According to this, use:
Tanto + noun + como (with masculine singular nouns)
El tiene tanto miedo como yo. (He is as scared as I am)

Tanta + noun + como (with feminine singular nouns)

Él bebe tanta leche como tú. (He drinks as much milk as you do)

Answer 2

That looks correct.
'Tanto' also takes the forms 'tantos' (plural), 'tanta' (feminine), 'tantas' (feminine plural'.
I think these words are really used for comparison (which they really are in English too). Tu pelo es tan largo como el de Maria. = Your hair is as long as Maria's.

Answer 3

In the sentence "te quiero tanto", you use an adverb not an adjective.

But you can also have:
-"veo tantOS coches en la calle que...." (I can see so many cars in the street...).
-"En Madrid hay tantAS pequenAS tiendAS que..."
(In Madrid, there are so many shops that...).
In these two sentences, you have "tanto" as an adjective.

Answer 4

Yes, they are completely correct. Good job.

Answer 5

Very good, that´s perfect!