8.2.8

Superlative Adjectives

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Superlative Adjectives

When talking about 'the best' or the 'worst', in French you need to use 'le', 'la', or 'les' before 'plus' or 'moins'. The adjectives still have to agree.

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'Le, la, les plus'

  • Il est le plus grand de la famille.
    • He is the tallest in the family.
  • J'ai acheté la maison la plus chère.
    • I bought the most expensive house.
  • Sam est le plus bizzare.
    • Sam is the weirdest.
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'Le, la, les moins'

  • J'ai acheté la maison la moins chère.
    • I bought the cheapest house.
  • Toby est le moins fort.
    • Toby is the weakest.
  • Elle est la moins sportive.
    • She is the least sporty.

Superlative Adjectives

When talking about 'the best' or the 'worst', in French you need to use 'le', 'la', or 'les' before 'plus' or 'moins'. The adjectives still have to agree.

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'Le, la, les plus'

  • Il est le plus grand de la famille.
    • He is the tallest in the family.
  • J'ai acheté la maison la plus chère.
    • I bought the most expensive house.
  • Sam est le plus bizzare.
    • Sam is the weirdest.
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'Le, la, les moins'

  • J'ai acheté la maison la moins chère.
    • I bought the cheapest house.
  • Toby est le moins fort.
    • Toby is the weakest.
  • Elle est la moins sportive.
    • She is the least sporty.

Good, Better, Best

To say 'good', 'better', 'best' in French, you can't use 'plus' or 'moins'. They have their own words.

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Good, better, best

  • Bon(ne)(s) → meilleur(e)(s) - Good → better.
  • Meilleur(e)(s) → Le/la/les meilleur(e)(s) - Better → best.
    • Ce film est meilleur que le dernier.
      • This film is better than the last one.
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Bad, worse, worst

  • Mauvais(e)(s) → pire(s) - Bad → worse.
  • Pire(s) → Le/la/les pire(s) - Worse → worst.
    • C'était le pire livre que j'ai jamais lu.
      • It was the worst book that I ever read.

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