What about the most delicious pasta? The ultimate gelato? The absolute superlative expresses the concepts of very, extremely, or most. In Italian, superlatives are formed by adding the suffix -issimo to an adjective or adverb after 0dropping the final vowel. There are four forms corresponding to gender and number). FORMING SUPERLATIVES IN ITALIAN | alto (tall) | altissimo, altissima, altissimi, altissime | buono (good) | buonissimo, buonissima, buonissimi, buonissime | veloce (quick) | velocissimo, velocissima, velocissimi, velocissime |
There are several adjectives that have irregular comparative and superlative forms. IRREGULAR ITALIAN ADJECTIVES | ADJECTIVE | COMPARATIVE | ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE | alto (high) | superiore (higher) | supremo/sommo (highest) | basso (low) | inferiore (lower) | infimo (lowest) | buono (good) | migliore (better) | ottimo (best) | cattivo (bad) | peggiore (worse) | pessimo (worst) | grande (big) | maggiore (big) | massimo (biggest) | piccolo (small) | minore (smaller) | minimo (smallest) |
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