Los Superlativos

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Los Superlativos
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• When you make comparisons, you say that one item
  has MORE or LESS of a certain quality than
  another item has.
• Más adjective que More something than
• Menos adjective queLess something than

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• Más adjective que More something than
• Mi gato es más bonito que tu gato.
• Menos adjective queLess something than
• Mi perro es más rapido que tu perro.

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MOST

• When you want to say that something has the MOST
  of LEAST of a certain quality, you use a
  superlative.

El más the most (masc, singular) Los más the most (masc, plural) El menos the least (masc, singular) Los menos the least (masc, plural)
La más the most (fem, singular) Las más the most (fem, plural) La menos the least (fem, singular) Las menos the least (fem, plural)
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• Your adjective comes after the superlative, and
  still needs to agree with whoever and whatever
  you are talking about in gender and number
• Luis es el más alto. Luis is the tallest.
• (literally, Luis is the most tall)
• Carmen es la más pequeña. Carmen is the smallest.
  
• (Carmen is the most small)
• Mercedes es la menos cansada.
• Mercedes is the least tired.

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• Geraldo es el menos guapo del grupo Geraldo is
  the less handsome of the group.
• To use a noun with the superlative form, put it
  AFTER the definite article (el, la).
• Luis es el chico más alto Luis is the tallest
  boy. (Luis is the boy most tall)
• How would you say?
• Pedro is the shortest boy. (boy most short)
• Pedro es el chico más bajo.

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• Mercedes es la chica más inteligente Mercedes
  is the smartest girl.
• Oscar prepara las comidas más ricas Oscar
  prepares the most delicious foods (the foods most
  delicious)
• Geraldo es el chico menos guapo del grupo
  Geraldo is the less handsome boy of the group.

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• When you are referring to a more abstract idea or
  concept, use the neuter article lo.
• Lo más importante es que no está lloviendo The
  most important (thing) is that its not raining.
• The most interesting thing is

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El/la mejor The best El/ la peor The worst
El/la mayor The oldest El/la menor The youngest
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• 1. Gustavo is the most hardworking student in the
  class. (the student most hardworking)
• _______________________________________________
• 2. Lalo is the most boring. ______________________
  ________________________
• 3. Zacarías is the most intelligent.
  __________________________________________________
  
• 4. Salsalita is the tallest girl in the school.
  (the girl most tall) _____________________________
  _________________________
• 5. Juice is the most delicious drink on the menu
  (drink most delicious). __________________________
  ___________________

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