Sueña - PROGRAM SAMPLER

ESTRUCTURAS El valor de las ideas 221 Absolute superlatives The suffix –ísimo/a is added to adjectives and adverbs to form the absolute superlative . This form is the equivalent of extremely or very before an adjective or adverb in English. malo ➞ malísimo mucha ➞ muchísima rápidos ➞ rapidísimos fáciles ➞ facilísimas Adjectives and adverbs with stems ending in c, g, or z change spelling to qu, gu, and c in the absolute superlative. rico ➞ riquísimo larga ➞ larguísima feliz ➞ felicísimo Adjectives that end in –n or –r form the absolute by adding –císimo/a . joven ➞ jovencísimo trabajador ➞ trabajadorcísimo ¡ATENCIÓN! Superlatives • Use this construction to form superlatives ( superlativos ). 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 Ésta es la playa más bonita de la costa chilena. This is the prettiest beach on the coast of Chile. Es el hotel menos caro del pueblo. It is the least expensive hotel in town. • The noun may also be omitted from a superlative construction. Me gustaría comer en el restaurante más elegante del barrio. I would like to eat at the most elegant restaurant in the neighborhood. Las Dos Palmas es el más elegante de la ciudad. Las Dos Palmas is the most elegant one in the city. Irregular comparatives and superlatives Adjective Comparative form Superlative form bueno/a good malo/a bad grande big pequeño/a small viejo/a old joven young mejor better peor worse mayor bigger menor smaller mayor older menor younger el/la mejor best el/la peor worst el/la mayor biggest el/la menor smallest el/la mayor oldest el/la menor youngest • When grande and pequeño refer to size and not age or quality, the regular comparative and superlative forms are used. Ernesto es más pequeño que yo. Ese edificio es el más grande de todos. Ernesto is smaller than I am. That building is the biggest one of all. • When mayor and menor refer to age, they follow the noun they modify. When they refer to quality, they precede the noun. Lucía es mi hermana menor . La corrupción es el menor problema del candidato. Lucía is my younger sister. Corruption is the least of the candidate’s problems. • The adverbs bien and mal also have irregular comparatives. mejor better peor worse bien well mal badly Ayúdame, que tú lo haces mejor que yo . Give me a hand; you do it better than I do.