11.5.6

Superlative: The Best, The Worst

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The Best, The Worst

When you are saying the best or the worst, this is called the superlative. It is showing something to be better or worse than everything else.

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The most, the best

  • To say the most, you use 'él/la más' followed by an adjective.
    • Usain Bolt es el hombre el más rápido del mundo.
      • Usain bolt is the fastest man in the world.
  • To say the best, you use 'él/la mejor'.
    • Shakira es la mejor cantante que conozco.
      • Shakira is the best singer I know.
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The least, the worst

  • To say the least, you use 'él/la menos' followed by an adjective.
    • Nicólas es el menos trabajador de los amigos.
      • Nicholas is the least hard working out of the friends.
  • To say the worst, you use 'él/la peor'.
    • En el peor de los casos.
      • In the worst cases.

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11Extra Grammar

11.1Articles

11.2Negatives

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