not as ... as

@raymondmurphy

Grammar

"not as ... as" unchalik emas ma'nosini bildirib. Nuqtalar o'rniga sifat yoziladi .
Rome is not as old as Athens
- Rim Afinachalik eski emas.

"Not" gapning boshrog'ida kelib, as ...as keyinroq kelishi mumkin:
I don't play tennis as often as you
- Men tennisni sizchalik tez-tez o'ynamayman.

Donalab sanalmaydigan narsalarda "much", sanaladigan narsalarda "many" qo'yish mumkin:
I have not as much money as you
- Meni pulim siznikichalik ko'p emas.
I don't know as many people as you
- Men sizchalik ko'p odamlarni tanimayman.

"Than" bilan kelishi:
Rim is older than Parij but not as old as Athens - Rim Parijdan eskiroq, lekin Afinachalik eski emas.

"Than" bilan "not as" bir-biriga qarama-qarshi holatda bir xil ma'noni anglatishi:
Tennis isn't as popular as football
- Tennis futbolchalik mashhur emas.
Football is more popular than tennis
- Futbol tennisdan ko'ra mashhurroq.

"The same ...as" - bir xil degan ma'noni anglatadi:
I arrived at the same time as Bobur
- Men Bobur bilan bir xil vaqtda yetib keldim.
My car is the same colour as yours
- Mening mashinam rangi sizniki bilan bir xil.