Comparisons of equality with “như”

In Vietnamese, we use như to make comparisons of equality, like “as … as” in English.

Structure

Place như after an adjective or adverb to make a comparison of equality. In a sentence, the adjective (adverb) comes after the subject (verb). To compare two entities, place the second entity after như.

A + adj. + như + B

A + verb + adv. + như + B

We can use nhau (“each other”) as the object of như to express “equally”.

A + / với + B + adj. + như nhau

A + / với + B + verb + adv. + như nhau

In general:

subj. + adj. + như nhau

subj. + verb + adv. + như nhau

Examples


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