"Viens aussi vite que possible."

Translation: Come as quickly as possible.

[CHEVIOT]

why is aussi ignored in the translation

[Sitesurf]

it is not ignored: aussi... que... = as... as...

[adesva]

set phrase?

[Dubhaltach]

Sort of. Just like ni...ni... means neither...nor; and soit...soit... means either...or...

[Layke1123]

What would this me if it were just, "Viens vite que possible." Or is this no longer grammatically correct if I understand correctly.

[Arjofocolovi]

"Viens vite que possible." isn't correct French. "aussi ... que ..." implies a comparison. Here we compare the maximum speed of the person to the speed we want him to reach. We want him to come as fast as he possibly can.

Another example: "Il est aussi fort que moi." = "He's as strong as me."

[lolaphilologist]

okay, so this is one case where it seems like they are using the "tu" form with the imperative. Am I wrong or is this sentence incorrect?

[lolaphilologist]

ooops, sorry, I looked it up and it's irregular. sorry, sitesurf

[Sitesurf]

No problem with that, the imperative "tu" without an -s at the end is only for 1st group verbs (infinitive ending in -er, except aller).

Therefore, the fact that "venir" is a 3rd group verb has no influence on the result: tu viens, viens !