Regular (mas, menos) | ||
To regular way to express comparative and superlative in Spanish, mas or menos is used. They don't change with male or female. |
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rico | más rico | el más rico |
tasty | tastier | tastiest |
menos rico | el menos rico | |
less tasty | least tasty | |
fresca | más fresca | la más fresca |
fresh | fresher | freshest |
menos fresca | la menos fresca | |
less fresh | least fresh | |
barato | más barato | el más barato |
cheap | cheaper | cheapest |
Irregular (mejor, mayor, menor, peor) | ||
In the irregular form we use mejor, mayor, menor, peor. These can have several meanings.
Grande → mayor (big, bigger). Viejo → mayor (old, older). They don't change with male or female. * |
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bueno | mejor | el mejor |
buena | mejor * | la mejor * |
good | better | the best |
malo | peor | el/la peor |
bad | worse | the worst |
grande | mayor | el/la mayor |
big | bigger | the biggest |
pequeño | menor | el/la menor |
small | smaller | the smallest |
joven | menor | el/la menor |
young | younger | the youngest |
viejo | mayor | el/la mayor |
old | older | the oldest |