The Best, The Worst

Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 11.5.5

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.

The most, the best

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' followed by an adjective.
  • Shakira es la mejor cantante que conozco.
    • Shakira is the best singer I know.
The least, the worst

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' followed by an adjective.
  • En el peor de los casos.
    • In the worst cases.

Test yourself on The Best, The Worst

  • How do you say 'the best part' in Spanish?

  • ¿Cómo diríais 'the best actor' en español?

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