Superlatives

Superlatives
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There are two types of superlative: relative and absolute.
Relative: John is the smartest boy in theclass.
Absolute: John is very smart.
The relative superlative describes a noun within the context of some larger group.
John is the smartest boy in the class.
Mary is the youngest person in the room.Of the three, Moe is the meanest.
The absolute superlative does not describe the noun in the context of a larger group.
John is very smart.
The book is extremely expensive.
The foodis indescribably tasty.
In English, the relative superlative is formed by using the word "most" or the ending "-est."
John is the most intelligent boy in the class.
Mary is the smartest girl in the class.
In Spanish, therelative superlative construction is similar to the comparative.
definite article + noun + más (menos) + adjective + de
Here are some superlative examples.
Juan es el chico más inteligente de laclase.
John is the smartest
boy in the class.
Bill Gates es el hombre más rico de los EEUU.
Bill Gates is the richest man in the U.S.
Just like in English, the noun can be omitted. All of the followingare correct.
María es la chica más delgada de la clase.
Mary is the thinnest girl in the class.
María es la más delgada de la clase.
Mary is the thinnest in the class.
The absolute superlative foradjectives has three possible forms.
muy + adjective
sumamente + adjective
adjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as)
The following translations are somewhat arbitrary. Each superlative statement is a littlestronger than the one that precedes it.
muy guapo
very handsome
sumamente guapo
extremely handsome
guapísimo
indescribably handsome
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