To use the superlative form of bon<\/em> in order to say that something\u00a0is “the best,” you would use\u00a0le\/la meilleur(e).\u00a0<\/strong>For example:\u00a0Notre-Dame de Paris est le meilleur <\/strong>livre de Victor Hugo. (<\/em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame\u00a0<\/em>is Victor Hugo’s best <\/strong>book.) However, if you want to say that something is “the worst,”, you would use\u00a0le\/la pire.\u00a0<\/strong>For example: C’\u00e9tait la pire<\/strong> journ\u00e9e de ma vie!<\/em> (It was the worst<\/strong> day of my life!). Notice how the masculine and feminine form of the word pire<\/em> is the same, although you still need to remember to accord the article with the noun.<\/p>\n Using the superlative\u00a0pire<\/em>, I want to transition to talking about\u00a0comparatives.\u00a0<\/strong>Comparatives are comparisons between two or more nouns, focusing on quality, quantity, or degree.\u00a0Superlatives\u00a0<\/strong>are a kind of comparative that\u00a0signify the greatest degree of something.<\/p>\n If the superlative “the worst” uses the formula\u00a0le\/la pire\u00a0+\u00a0<\/em>noun,\u00a0<\/strong>the simple comparative uses the following formula:\u00a0pire + que<\/strong><\/p>\n The following is a common French expression that uses the formula\u00a0pire + que:\u00a0<\/strong>Le rem\u00e8de est <\/span>pire<\/span><\/strong> que<\/strong> le mal. (<\/span><\/em>The remedy is worse<\/strong> than the disease.) Notice how in this comparative form there is no article (le\/la) preceding\u00a0pire.\u00a0<\/em>If you said, ce rem\u00e8de est le pire rem\u00e8de disponsible et le moins efficace. (<\/em>This remedy is the worst<\/strong> available remedy and the least effective.)<\/span><\/p>\n The comparative and superlative forms of bien<\/em>\u00a0(“good,” as an adverb) work in a similar way. Like bon<\/em> and meilleur(e)<\/em>, bien<\/em>\u00a0becomes\u00a0mieux<\/em>\u00a0in comparative form (it is also an irregular comparative form).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Thus,\u00a0le\/la mieux +\u00a0<\/em>noun<\/strong> is the superlative form and\u00a0mieux\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0mieux +\u00a0<\/em>que<\/strong> is the simple comparative form.<\/p>\n Here are some examples<\/p>\n Il a jou\u00e9 mieux<\/strong> aujourd’hui qu<\/strong>‘hier. (<\/em>He played better<\/strong> today than yesterday.)<\/p>\n Elle va mieux<\/strong> aujourd’hui.\u00a0<\/em>(She is better<\/strong> today.)<\/p>\n Je joue au tennis le mieux<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/i>(I play tennis the best<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n Try using the superlative or simple comparative forms of\u00a0pire\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0mieux\u00a0<\/em>in the comments below!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, I went over French superlatives using the formula\u00a0le\/la\/les + plus\/moins + adjective\/adverb,\u00a0as well as some irregular superlative forms (le\/la meilleur\/e). To use the superlative form of bon in order to say that something\u00a0is “the best,” you would use\u00a0le\/la meilleur(e).\u00a0For example:\u00a0Notre-Dame de Paris est le meilleur livre de Victor Hugo. (The Hunchback of…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/From-Michael-300x254.jpg\")