{"id":5908,"date":"2014-11-19T03:55:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T03:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5908"},"modified":"2014-11-19T03:55:07","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T03:55:07","slug":"the-superlative-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/the-superlative-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"The Superlative in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Portuguese we can form the superlative in several ways.<\/p>\n

01. Superlativo de superioridade.<\/strong> This kind of superlative is the positive one and is expressed with “o mais \/ a mais \/ os mais \/ as mais”<\/p>\n

We use these forms to express “the most …” or “the … -est” in English. Some examples:<\/p>\n

o mais alto – the tallest
\na mais bonita – the most beautiful
\nos mais inteligentes – the most intelligent (ones)
\nas mais caras – the most expensive (ones)<\/p>\n

02. Superlativo de inferioridade.<\/strong> This is the negative kind and is expressed with “o menos \/ a menos \/ os menos \/ as menos”<\/p>\n

o menos alto – the least tall
\na menos bonita – the least beautiful
\no menos inteligente – the least intelligent
\na menos cara – the least expensive<\/p>\n

03. Superlativo absoluto.<\/strong> This kind of superlative doesn’t have a correspondent in English and is expressed with “o … \u00edssimo, a … \u00edssima, os … \u00edssimos, as … \u00edssimas”.<\/p>\n

Some examples<\/p>\n

limpo (clean) –<\/em> limp\u00edssimo (the cleanest)<\/em>
\ncaro (expensive)<\/em> – car\u00edssimo (the most expensive)<\/em>
\nbela (beautiful)<\/em> – bel\u00edssima (gorgeous)<\/em>
\ncheio (full)<\/em> – che\u00edssimo (crowded)<\/em>
\nestranho (strange)<\/em> – estranh\u00edssimo (the strangest)<\/em>
\nfeio (ugly)<\/em> – fe\u00edssimo (the ugliest)<\/em>
\nfeliz (happy)<\/em> – felic\u00edssimo (the happiest)<\/em>
\nnormal (normal)<\/em> – normal\u00edssimo (the most normal)<\/em>
\npopular (popular)<\/em> – popular\u00edssimo (the most popular)<\/em><\/p>\n

As you may expect, we have some exceptions! It’s a rather long list, but don’t worry – even native Portuguese speakers get these wrong, so keep studying!<\/p>\n

am\u00e1vel (lovely, nice)<\/em> – amabil\u00edssimo
\nalto (high, tall)<\/em> – supremo, sumo, alt\u00edssimo
\namargo (bitter)<\/em> – amar\u00edssimo
\namigo (friend)<\/em> – amic\u00edssimo
\nantigo (ancient)<\/em> – antiqu\u00edssimo
\nbaixo (short, low)<\/em> – \u00ednfimo, baix\u00edssimo
\nbom (good)<\/em> – \u00f3timo, bon\u00edssimo
\nc\u00e9lebre (well-known)<\/em> – celeb\u00e9rrimo
\ndif\u00edcil (difficult)<\/em> – dific\u00edlimo
\nfeliz (happy)<\/em> – felic\u00edssimo
\nferoz (fierce)<\/em> – feroc\u00edssimo
\nfiel (faithful)<\/em> – fidel\u00edssimo
\nfrio (cold)<\/em> – frigid\u00edssimo
\ngrande (big)<\/em> – m\u00e1ximo, grand\u00edssimo
\njovem (young)<\/em> – juven\u00edssimo
\nlivre (free)<\/em> – lib\u00e9rrimo
\nmagro (thin)<\/em> – mac\u00e9rrimo, mag\u00e9rrimo
\nmal (bad) –<\/em> p\u00e9ssimo, mal\u00edssimo
\nmanso (meek, docile)<\/em> – mansuet\u00edssimo
\npequeno (small)<\/em> – m\u00ednimo, pequen\u00edssimo
\npobre (poor)<\/em> – paup\u00e9rrimo, pobr\u00edssimo
\npregui\u00e7oso (lazy)<\/em> – pig\u00e9rrimo
\ns\u00e1bio (wise)<\/em> – sapient\u00edssimo
\nsenil (senile)<\/em> – senil\u00edssimo
\nsimples (simple)<\/em> – simpl\u00edssimo
\nveloz (fast)<\/em> – veloc\u00edssimo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In Portuguese we can form the superlative in several ways. 01. Superlativo de superioridade. This kind of superlative is the positive one and is expressed with “o mais \/ a mais \/ os mais \/ as mais” We use these forms to express “the most …” or “the … -est” in English. Some examples: o…<\/p>\n

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