Spanish Superlatives

- Spanish superlatives are very similar to the comparative forms, except that you add the definite article (el, la, los, las) or a possessive ajective(mi, tu, etc.)

COMPARATIVE

Quiero ver un departe más peligroso.

I want to watch a more dangerous sport

SUPERLATIVE

Quiero ver el deporte más peligroso del mundo

I want to watch the most dangerous sport in the world.

*Éste es mi jejor amigo(This is my best friend.)

- After a superlative, use de to translate in.

Luis es el studiante más inteligente de la clase.

Luis is the most intellegent student in the class.

- Another way is to form an absolute superlative by adding  -ísimo to the basic adjective. This often has the force in English of ever so ..... or extremely.

Luisa es quapísima.     Luisa is ever so good-looking.

Este pueblo es feísimo.    This little town is extrememly ugly.

 You will have to watch your spelling rules.

  rico - riquísimo              largo - larquísimo          feliz(happy) - felicímo

  elegante - elegantísimo        difícil - dificilísimo

*-ísimo always needs an accent

-Adverbs usually form their superlatives with muy(very) or extremadamente(extremely)

 Hablan muy rápidamente.    They speak very quickly.

-Muchísimo(very much), poquísimo(very little)

Los chicos estudian muchísimo para el examen.   The boys are working very hard for the exam.

Aquí la gente trabaja poquísimo.   Here, people work very little.