SO y SUCH tienen muchos significados, pero el usual es to a great extent or high degree, es
decir, en gran medida o alto grado. Ambos SO y SUCH se utilizan en la estructura “so/such …
that”, donde “that” va seguido de una consecuencia o resultado de la oración anterior. Por ejemplo:
I was so tired that I couldn’t be bothered to go out. = Estaba tan cansado que no podía molestarme
en salir. So tired –> I couldn’t be bothered…
There was such noise at night that I found it impossible to fall asleep. = Había tal ruido de noche
que me resultaba imposible quedarme dormido. Such noise –> I found it impossible…
Cómo utilizar SO
Utilizamos so seguido de adjetivos: She was so angry with him that she didn’t talk to him for a whole
week. This book is so interesting that I can’t put it down for a minute.
Utilizamos so seguido de adverbios: The man spoke so quickly that I couldn’t quite understand what
he was saying. That guy was driving so fast that he lost control when trying to turn.
Utilizamos such con sustantivos incontables o plurales: There are such bad politicians in Spain that
the country is now facing a deep crisis. (plural noun) He felt such guilt for what he’d done that he
ended up committing suicide. (uncountable noun)
Utilizamos such a/an con sustantivos contables en singular: The Alhambra in Granada is such a
spectacular monument that everyone should visit it at least once.
Utilizamos such a lot of con sustantivos incontables o plurales: Some people have such a lot of
money that they could afford to buy a different car every day. (uncountable noun) There were such a
lot of people that I could hardly breathe. (countable noun)