| Regular (mas, menos) | ||
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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) | ||
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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 |