Superlatives What are superlatives l Superlatives are made

Superlatives

What are superlatives? l Superlatives are made when one object/one group is compared to a larger group of many objects or groups. l Superlatives are among many things, groups, ideas, or concepts.

Superlative formula l superlatives that are regular have the same pattern: l def. article [el, la, los, las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en l más = most l menos = least l De/en = of / in

Superlative l The boy is the tallest of the students. l l This is a superlative of one among many people. It will use the formula def. article [el, la, los, las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en Tallest is not a word in Spanish– for superlative words that end in –est in English are made by saying most and then the adjective in Spanish. l Tallest = most tall = más alto l

Superlative l The boy is tallest of the students l def. article [el, la, los, las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en l El chico es el más alto de los estudiantes. l Make sure the adjective and definite article agree in number and gender with the subject.

superlatives l The l cats are the smallest on the farm. def. article [el, la, los, las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en l Los gatos son los más pequeños en la finca. l Make sure the adjective and the article agree in number and gender.

Superlative The boy is tallest of the students l def. article [el, la, los, las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en l El chico es el más alto de los estudiantes. l l l Make sure the adjective and definite article agree in number and gender with the subject. There is a second way of saying this: use menos l El chico es el menos bajo de los estudiantes.

superlatives l The cats are the smallest on the farm. l l Los gatos son los más pequeños en la finca. l l def. article [el, la, los, las] + más/menos + adjective + de/en Make sure the adjective and the article agree in number and gender. There is a second way of saying this: use menos l Los gatos son los menos grandes en la finca.

superlatives - irregulars l There are 4 irregulars: l Viejo old l Joven young l Mal bad l Bueno good These are the adjectives that you will see in the sentence.

superlatives - irregular l Viejo old l Mayor = oldest l The clocks are the oldest of the things. Los relojes son los mayores de las cosas. l NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. l l With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = oldest.

superlatives - irregular l joven young l menor = youngest l The girl is the youngest of the family. La chica es la menor de la familia. l NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. l l With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = youngest.

superlatives - irregular l mal bad l peor = worst l Winter is the worst of the seasons. La estación del invierno es la peor de las estaciónes. l NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. l l With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = worst.

superlatives - irregular l bueno l mejor good = best The Chevrolet drives the best of all the cars. l El Chevrolet maneja el mejor de todos los carros. l l l NOTICE: This sentence does not use más or menos. With irregulars, you do not need to say more or less because it is already in the word = best.