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| The use of the Superlativo? (Hint: There are 3) First one? | a) ultimate degree of a particular quality (the most, the least, the...-est) compared to that of other people/things.
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| How is it formed? | definite article + adjective with più or meno.
When the Superlative immediately follows the noun, the definite article is not repeated.
(exemple: La vita italiana è la meno frenetica dei Paesi europei).
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| Second use? | used with varying forms of tutto.
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| Third use? | if adjective is one that ordinarily precedes the noun, it does so in this construction as well.
(exemple: Piazza del Campo è la più bella piazza d'Italia).
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| what does the Superlativo assoluto express? | the highest possible degree of a quality, independent of Comparisons.
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| Form of the Superlativo assoluto? | adding the suffix -ssimo/a/i/e to the masculine plural form of an adjective.
Agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.
(exemple: Ornella Muti è una bravissima attrice).
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| What if adjective normally only have two forms? | have four possible forms when modified by the suffix -ssimo/a/i/e.
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| Adverbs only use the masculine singular form (-issimo) after dropping the final vowel. what if adverbs end in -mente though? | Two forms combined.
(exemple: lento-lentissima-lentissimamente.
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| What can you also use, so you can cut the ebding (-ssimo)? | molto, assai, decisamente, incredibilmente, or estremamente.
(exemple: ...molto offensiva).
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| What prefixes do exist? | ultra-, stra-, extra-, sovr(a)-, super-, and -iper
(exemple: superveloce)
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| Also expressed by repeating an adjective. | exemple: fresca fresca (very fresh)
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| Espressioni Superlative? | idiomatic expressions
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| bagnato fradicio | soaked, drenched
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| chiaro e tondo | crystal clear
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| innamorato cotto | madly in love
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| morto stecchito | stone dead
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| pazzo da legare | totally crazy
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| pieno zeppo | jam-packed
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| povero in canna | dirt poor
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| ricco sfondato | filthy rich
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| stanco morto | dead tired
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| ubriaco fradicio | dead drunk
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| Irregular Forms | acre - acerrimo (extremly harsh)
celebre - celeberrimo (very famous)
misero - miserrimo (very miserable)
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