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B1-2 Superlatives

In Spanish, there are two types of superlatives: the relative superlative and the absolute superlative.

-The relative superlative is used to empathize a thing or a person in a group.
El/La/Los/Las + noun + to be + más/menos + adjective
ex. Barcelona es la ciudad más bonita que he visitado. (Barcelona is the most beautiful city I’ve visited).

El/La/Los/Las + noun + to be + más/menos + adjective + de + substantive
ex. Ana es la niña más inteligente de la clase. (Ana is the smartest girl in the class).
La casa con la puerta verde es la más bonita de todo el barrio. (The house with the green door is the most beautiful in the neighborhood).

But “bueno/buena” becomes ‘mejor’: ex. Messi es el mejor jugador del mundo. (Messi is the best player in the world). And never: Messi es el jugador más bueno del mundo.
And “malo/mala” becomes ‘peor’: ex. Es la peor sopa que he comido nunca. (It’s the worst soup I’ve ever eaten). And never: Es la sopa más mala que he comido nunca.

-The absolute superlative is used to indicate a quality at the highest or at the lowest level.
When adjectives and adverbs end with a vocal, you remove it and add -ísimo, -ísima, -ísimos, -ísimas.
Alto -> altísimo
Alta -> altísima
Altos -> altísimos
Altas -> altísimas
Malo -> malísimo
Mala -> malísima
Malos -> malísimos
Malas -> malisimas
Interesante -> interesantísimo

When adjectives and adverbs end with a consonant, you add -ísimo, -ísima, -ísimos, -ísimas.
Fácil -> facilísimo
Difícil -> dificilísimo
Útil -> utilísimo

When adjectives and adverbs end in -ble you add an ‘i’ between the ‘b’ and the ‘l’ and -ísimo, -ísima, -ísimos, -ísimas at the end.
Amable -> amabilísimo /amabilísima
Sensible -> sensibilísimo
Agradable -> agradabilísimo

There are some consonants that change, and in that case you add -ísimo, -ísima, -ísimos, -ísimas.
G -> GU
ex. Largo -> larguísimo
Larga -> larguísima
C (a/o) -> QU
ex. Rico -> riquísimo
Poco -> poquísimo
Fresco -> fresquísimo
Z -> C
ex. Feliz -> felicísimo

As always, there are some irregularities:
Fuerte -> fortísimo
Joven -> jovencísimo
Lejos -> lejísimo
Antiguo -> antiquísimo
Pobre -> Paupérrimo

And there are some adjectives that don’t have superlatives:
ex. Maravilloso
Espantoso
Magnífico
Estupendo
Terrible

NEXT: B1-3 Numbers: singular / plural (exceptions)

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