expressing superlative with -isimo or -isima  



Gramática
The superlative may be expressed by the addition of
the suffix -ísimo, ísimos or -ísima, ísimas to adjectives or adverbs
ending in consonants, and to those ending in vowels after
dropping the vowel.
This is the absolute superlative because the noun is not modified in relation
to something else or a whole group.

Examples:
hábil - skillful ---> habilísimo - very skillful
querido - dear ---> queridísimo - very dear
diligente - diligent ---> diligentísimo - very diligent
pronto - soon ---> prontísimo - very soon

Note!
Sometimes spelling changes occur.

rico - rich ---> riquísimo - very rich
largo - long ---> larguísimo - very long
feliz - happy ---> felicísimo - very happy

Gramática
When adjectives have ie or ue in the accented
syllable, the shift of the accent may revert these to i, o.

Examples:
bueno - buenísimo or bonísimo
nuevo - nuevísimo or novísimo
viejo - viejísimo

Adverbs with distinctive adverbial endings, such as -os,
-a, transfer these endings to the superlative termination.

Examples:
lejos - far lejísimos - very far
cerca - near cerquísima - very near

Sentences

El béisbol me parece aburridísimo.
Baseball seems very boring to me.

Estoy cansadísimo, ya no aguanto más.
I'm extremely tired, I can't take anymore.

Sentences

Ella está cansadísima. - She is very tired.
Tú eres rapidísimo. - You are very fast.
Juan es un amigo queridísimo. - Juan is a very good friend.
Yo estoy contentísimo. - I am very content.
Nosotros estamos aburridísimo. - We are very bored.
La escuela está lejísimos. - The school is very far away.
El carro es viejisímo. - The car is very old.
La comida es buenísima. - The food is very good.
Las casas son nuevisímas. - The houses are very new.
Ustedes son intelingentísimos. - You all are very intelligent.

Notes for the Tutor

  • The student should repeat these simple sentences to practice vocabulary and improve pronunciation.
  • The tutor should help the student form his or her own sentences. The tutor should ask the student questions so the superlative is further practiced.
  • Suggested Homework:The student should prepare 10 sentences or more with the SUPERLATIVES.

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