Il Superlativo Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
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. |
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). |
Second use? | used with varying forms of tutto. |
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). |
what does the Superlativo assoluto express? | the highest possible degree of a quality, independent of Comparisons. |
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). |
What if adjective normally only have two forms? | have four possible forms when modified by the suffix -ssimo/a/i/e. |
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. |
What can you also use, so you can cut the ebding (-ssimo)? | molto, assai, decisamente, incredibilmente, or estremamente. (exemple: ...molto offensiva). |
What prefixes do exist? | ultra-, stra-, extra-, sovr(a)-, super-, and -iper (exemple: superveloce) |
Also expressed by repeating an adjective. | exemple: fresca fresca (very fresh) |
Espressioni Superlative? | idiomatic expressions |
bagnato fradicio | soaked, drenched |
chiaro e tondo | crystal clear |
innamorato cotto | madly in love |
morto stecchito | stone dead |
pazzo da legare | totally crazy |
pieno zeppo | jam-packed |
povero in canna | dirt poor |
ricco sfondato | filthy rich |
stanco morto | dead tired |
ubriaco fradicio | dead drunk |
Irregular Forms | acre - acerrimo (extremly harsh) celebre - celeberrimo (very famous) misero - miserrimo (very miserable) |
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