IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVE

Superlatives
To talk about superlatives we find:

EL / LA / LOS / LAS + PLUS + ADJECTIVE + OF

Caupolican was the bravest warrior of his generation.
The Port of San Antonio is the most important port of the fifth region of Chile.
Lorena is the most hard-working of the company
Irregular superlatives
Comparative Superlative Positive
Good                   Better Optimal
Bad                     Worse Worse
Big                      Major Maximum
Small                   Minor Minor
High                  Superior Supreme
Low                   Intimate
Examples:

This book is better than the other.
The movie "Spiderman 1" is better than "Spiderman 15".

I am the oldest daughter of my family
Adjectives with-very
It is also called absolute superlative because these words can transform quality into absolute. Generally it is put before him, very, extremely, extremely, in a high degree, etc. See the examples:

Brad Pitt was the most handsome man in the party. (There was no one more handsome than him)
That family is very rich.
I saw some very poor children.
Some superlatives use these tools: everyone, everyone, none, among others. (does not establish a comparison)

That is the worst plate of food that exists.

Martin is the friendliest child in the world.
More irregular Superlatives
SUPERLATIVE POSITIVES
good                     good
strong                  strong
newest                  new
brave                   brave

very                     broad
Adjectives ending in -BLE change to -BALISIMO
amiable
Noble noble affable
They also have irregular shape:
faithful faithful very simple simple
ancient
sacred, wise, sapient

Others con-errimo: famous-celebrated, miserly-miserly, salubre-salubérrimo, poor-pauper, etc.
Adjectives that do not accept superlatives
These adjectives do not accept superlatives because their quality expresses absolute mode and in that way can not be increased or decreased.

eternal
infinite
omnipotent
unlimited
immortal
only
dead
immortal

deceased

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