8.9: El superlativo
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Objetivos
- Use superlative expressions
The superlative is used to make a comparison between multiple items and it is used to stress a relationship of superiority between one item and the rest. In English, to form a superlative we usually add “-est” to an adjective. In Spanish, however, we’re going to start with an article and add “más” / “menos” before adjective to create the superlative.
el/la/los/las + ( noun ) + más/menos + ( adjective ) + de …
Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms which you saw when discussing comparisons of inequality. When applied to the superlative constructions they retain their irregular forms:
definite article + irregular comparative form + de …
bueno →
el mejor
(
the best
)
malo →
el peor
(
the worst
)
grande →
el mayor
(
the oldest
–
people
)
pequeño →
el menor
(
the youngest
–
people
)
- Cuando los colegas coreanos salen a comer, el mayor paga. ( When Korean colleagues go out to eat, the oldest pays .)
- Muchos europeos son trilingües, pero en general los africanos son los más multilingües del mundo. ( Many Europeans are trilingual, but in general Africans are the most multilingual in the world .)
Attributions
- Gramu00e1tica: El superlativo. Authored by : SUNY Oneonta with Lumen Learning. License : CC BY: Attribution
- Los yoghurts mas frescos. Authored by : Brigeth Rivera . License : CC BY: Attribution