Cap. 11
Comparativos y superlativos
más/menos · -er/-est · tan...como · the
Los superlativos describen el extremo de una cualidad entre tres o más cosas. Siguen las mismas reglas que los comparativos, pero llevan the.
Adjetivo corto: the + -est
tall → the tallest · fast → the fastest
Adjetivo largo: the most +
expensive → the most expensive
Irregulares
good → the best · bad → the worst · far → the furthest
¡Siempre usa the! She is the tallest. (NO: she is tallest)
La mayoría: the + adj + est
old → the oldest · cheap → the cheapest
Termina en -e: + st
nice → the nicest · large → the largest
CVC: doble + est
big → the biggest · hot → the hottest
Consonante + y: iest
happy → the happiest · early → the earliest
Largo: the most +
beautiful → the most beautiful · interesting → the most interesting
much/far + comparativo
This is much better than that. / She is far taller than him.
a little/slightly +
It is a little cheaper than the other one.
Doble comparativo
It is getting better and better. / The more you study, the better you get.
less + adjetivo
This film is less interesting than the book.
the least
This is the least expensive option.
the + superlative + I have ever + past participle
Experiencia
It is the best film I have ever seen.
Experiencia
She is the most talented person I have ever met.
Negativo
That was the worst meal I have ever had.
Después de superlativos y the only / the first / the last, usa that no "which": the best film that I have ever seen.
Ella es la más alta de la clase.
→
She is the tallest in the class.
adjetivo corto → the + -est (siempre "the")
Es la película más mejor que he visto.
→
It is the best film I've seen.
best ya es superlativo — no se dice "más mejor"
Este es más barato que ese.
→
This is cheaper than that.
adjetivo corto → -er (no "more")
Cuanto más estudio, más soy mejor.
→
The more I study, the better I get.
doble comparativo: the + comparativo
Resumen
Superlativo
the + adj + est / the most + adj
the tallest / the most expensive
Siempre "the"
los superlativos siempre llevan "the"
she is the best
Irregulares
the best · the worst · the furthest
the best film I've ever seen
Dobles
getting bigger and bigger · the more ... the better
it's getting worse and worse