ANTE TODO Spanish and English use comparisons to indicate which of two people or things has a lesser, equal, or greater degree of a quality. Both languages.

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ANTE TODO Spanish and English use comparisons to indicate which of two people or things has a lesser, equal, or greater degree of a quality. Both languages.
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ANTE TODO Spanish and English use comparisons to indicate which of two people or things has a lesser, equal, or greater degree of a quality. Both languages also use superlatives to express the highest or lowest degree of a quality.

menos interesante más grande tan sabroso como COMPARISONS menos interesante más grande tan sabroso como less interesting bigger as delicious as SUPERLATIVES la / el mejor la / el peor la más alta the best the worst the tallest

Comparisons of inequality Comparisons of inequality are formed by placing más (more) or menos (less) before adjectives, adverbs, and nouns and que (than) after them. adjective más/menos + adverb + que noun

ADJECTIVES Comparisons of inequality Los bistecs son más caros que el pollo. Steaks are more expensive than chicken. Estas uvas son menos sabrosas que esa pera. These grapes are less tasty than that pear.

ADVERBS Comparisons of inequality Me acuesto más tarde que tú. I go to bed later than you (do). Mi hermano se despierta menos temprano que yo. My brother wakes up less early than I (do).

Comparisons of inequality NOUNS Juan prepara más platos que José. Juan prepares more dishes than José (does). Susana come menos carne que Enrique. Susan eats less meat than Enrique (does).

¡ATENCIÓN! Hay más de cincuenta naranjas. Note that while English has a comparative form for short adjectives and adverbs (taller, later), such forms do not exist in Spanish (más alto, más tarde). When the comparison involves a numerical expression, de is used before the number instead of que. Hay más de cincuenta naranjas. Llego en menos de diez minutos.

Comparisons of inequality With verbs, the following construction is used to make comparisons of inequality: [ verb ] + más/menos que Mis hermanos comen más que yo. My brothers eat more than I (do). Arturo duerme menos que su padre. Arturo sleeps less than his father (does).

el / la / los / las + [ noun ] + más / menos + [ adjective ] + de Superlatives The following construction is used to form superlatives. Note that the noun is always preceded by a definite article and that de is equivalent to the English in or of. el / la / los / las + [ noun ] + más / menos + [ adjective ] + de Es el café más rico del país. It’s the most delicious coffee in the country. Es el menú menos caro de todos éstos. It is the least expensive menu of all of these.

Superlatives ¡ATENCIÓN! While más alone means more, after a noun or a definite article, it means most.

Superlatives The noun in a superlative construction can be omitted if the person, place, or thing referred to is clear. ¿El restaurante El Cráter? Es el más elegante de la ciudad. The El Cráter restaurant? It’s the most elegant (one) in the city. Recomiendo el pollo asado. Es el más sabroso del menú. I recommend the roast chicken. It’s the most delicious (thing) on the menu.

Irregular comparisons and superlatives Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form bueno/a good mejor better el/la mejor (the) best malo/a bad peor worse el/la peor (the) worst grande/a big mayor bigger el/la mayor (the) biggest pequeño/a small menor smaller el/la menor (the) smallest joven young younger (the) youngest viejo/a old older (the) eldest

Irregular comparatives and superlatives When grande and pequeño/a refer to age, the irregular comparative and superlative forms, mayor and menor, are used. However, when these adjectives refer to size, the regular forms, más grande and más pequeño/a, are used. Isabel es la mayor de su familia. Isabel is the eldest in her family. Tu ensalada es más grande que ésa. Your salad is bigger than that one. Yo soy menor que tú. I’m younger than you. Pido el plato más pequeño del menú. I order (am ordering) the smallest dish on the menu.

Irregular comparatives and superlatives The adverbs bien and mal have the same irregular comparative forms as the adjectives bueno/a and malo/a. Julio nada mejor que los otros chicos. Julio swims better than the other boys. Ellas cantan peor que las otras chicas. They sing worse than the other girls.

Absolute superlatives In Spanish the absolute superlative is equivalent to extremely, exceptionally, super, or very before an adjective or adverb. You encountered an absolute superlative when you learned how to say: Me gusta(n) muchísimo…

Absolute superlatives To form the absolute superlative of most adjectives and adverbs, drop the final vowel, if there is one, and add -ísimo/a(s). malo  mal-  malísimo mucho  much-  muchísimo ¡El bistec está malísimo! Comes muchísimo. The steak is very bad! You eat a lot (very, very much). difícil + -ísimo  dificilísimo fácil + -ísimo  facilísimo Esta prueba es dificilísima. Los exámenes son facilísimos. This quiz is exceptionally difficult. The tests are extremely easy.

Absolute superlatives Adjectives and adverbs whose stem ends in c, g, or z change spelling to qu, gu, and c in the absolute superlative. rico  riquísimo largo  larguísimo feliz  felicísimo

Absolute superlatives Adjectives that end in –n or –r normally form the absolute superlative by adding -císimo. joven + -císimo  jovencísimo trabajador + -císimo  trabajadorcísimo

¡INTÉNTALO! Escribe el equivalente de las palabras en inglés. Superlativos 1. (the most intelligent) Marisa es _____ de todas. 2. (the least boring) Ricardo y Tomás son _____ de la fiesta. 3. (the worst) Miguel y Antonio son _____ estudiantes de la clase. 4. (the eldest) Mi profesor de biología es _____ de la universidad. 5. (extremely delicious) El pollo de este supermercado es _____ . 6. (the youngest) Carlos es _____ de mis hermanos. 7. (the best) Este plato es _____ del restaurante. 8. (extremely tall) Sara es _____ . 2 of 2