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Superlatives

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How is the construction of Superlatives? The noun is preceded by a definite article, and de is the equivalent of in, on, or of.
el/la/los/las + [noun] + más/menos + [adjective] + de
(exemple: Ésta es la playa más bonita de la costa chilena).
What can you omit from a superlative construction? The noun.
(exemple: Me gustaría comer en el restaurante más elegante del barrio.
Las Dos Palmas es el [restaurante] más elegante de la ciudad).
What are some irregular comparatives & superlatives? (just mention the normal adjectives right now).
Hint: There are 6 bueno/a, malo/a, grande, pequeño/a, viejo/a, joven
What are the Comparative Forms of bueno, malo, grande, pequeño, viejo, joven, bien, mal?
bueno-mejor
malo-peor
grande-mayor
pequeño-menor
viejo-mayor
joven-menor
bien-mejor
mal-peor
How do grande and pequeño stay in the regular forms of comparative and superlative? When the refer to size, not age or quantity.
(exemple comparative: Ernesto es más pequeño que yo).
(exemple superlative: Ese edificio es el más grande de todos).
What are the Superlative Forms of bueno, malo, grande, pequeño, viejo, joven?
Hint: Same words as the Comparatives, just be careful that you don't forget what comes before the adjective. bueno-el/la mejor
malo-el/la peor
grande-el/la mayor
pequeño-el/la menor
viejo-el/la mayor
joven-el/la menor
What happens with mayor and menor when they refer to age and what happens with them when they refer to quality? age- they FOLLOW the noun they modify.
quality- they PRECEDE the noun.
(exemple age: Lucía es mi hermana menor).
(exmple quality: La corrupción es el menor problema del candidato).
What is added to adjectives and adverbs to form the ABSOLUTE superlative? The suffix -ísimo/a
(equivalent of extremely or very in English)
Form malo, mucha, rápidos, fáciles into the absolute superlative. malo-malísimo
mucha-muchísima
rápidos-rapidísimos
fáciles-facilísimas
Adjectives and adverbs with stem ending in c, g, z, n or r change spelling to? c-qu (rico-riquísimo)
g-gu (larga-larguísima)
z-c (feliz-felicísimo)
n & r - císimo/a
(joven-jovencísimo)
(trabajador-trabajadorcísimo)
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