Adjectives Ending in '-ísimo/ísima'
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.5.7
**Adjectives Ending in '-ísimo/ísima'
Use '-ísimo/ísima' to make adjectives very strong. It means 'very' or 'extremely'.
Suffixes
- The suffix '-ísimo' (masculine) and '-ísima' (feminine) make adjectives stronger.
- The suffix means 'very' or 'extremely'.
- The adjective changes according to the noun’s gender and number.
- This form is like saying 'very' before the adjective.
Form
- The suffix is added to the adjective’s root.
- For adjectives ending in '-o/-a', change the '-o' to '-ísimo' or '-ísima'.
- For adjectives ending in '-e' or a consonant, change the '-e' '-ísimo/ísima'.
- The plural form changes to '-ísimos/ísimas'.
Examples
- El coche es rapidísimo.
- The car is very fast.
- La casa es grandísima.
- The house is very big.
Spelling changes
- Some adjectives have spelling changes before adding '-ísimo' to keep pronunciation.
- For adjectives ending in '-co', the 'c' changes to 'qu'.
- rico → riquísimo
- For adjectives ending in '-go', the 'g' changes to 'gu':
- largo → larguísimo
- For adjectives ending in '-z', the 'z' changes to 'c':
- feliz → felicísimo