Los Superlativos Remember that Comparatives compare the quality of an adjective / adverb between two people/things: John is taller than Tom.

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1 Los Superlativos Remember that Comparatives compare the quality of an adjective / adverb between two people/things: John is taller than Tom.

2 Superlatives compare a quality of an adjective / adverb between more than two people/things:
Ana is the smartest student in the class. Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. Héctor runs the fastest in the class.

3 To form the Superlative, use the following pattern:
más + adjective / adverb + de OR menos + adjective + de Ana is the smartest student in the class. Ana es la alumna más inteligente de la clase.

4 Mt Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
Mt Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo. You may sometimes omit the noun: Ana is the smartest in the class. (implying smartest student) Ana es la más inteligente de la clase.

5 Raquel and Laura are the least known writers in the city.
Raquel y Laura son las escritoras menos conocidas de la ciudad.

6 Sometimes the included group may be omitted:
Roses are the most beautiful flowers. (implying ‘of the world’) Las rosas son las flores más bellas. (implying ‘del mundo’)

7 Like comparatives, some adjectives have irregular Superlative forms:
Adjective Comparative Superlative Bueno mejor el/la mejor Malo peor el/la peor Viejo mayor (with people) el/la mayor más viejo (with things) e/la más viejo Joven menor (with people) el/la menor más joven (with things) el/la más joven