Irregular Italian Adjectives


 

Some adjectives have irregular comparative and superlative forms, and these need to be memorised.

The most important irregular comparative forms of adjectives

comparative relative superlative absolute superlative
buono
(good)
migliore
(better)
il/la migliore
(the best)
ottimo
(very good)
cattivo
(bad)
peggiore
(worse)
il/la peggiore
(the worst)
pessimo
(very bad)
grande
(large)
maggiore
(larger)
il/la maggiore
(the largest)
massimo
(very large)
piccolo
(small)
minore
(little)
il/la minore
(the smallest)
minimo
(very small)
 

In general, it can be said that the irregular intensified form of adjectives tends to be used in a figurative sense.

💬 Examples:
Lui ĆØ mio fratello maggiore. – This is my big brother.
Mio fratello ĆØ più grande di me. – My brother is taller than me. (or also: My brother is older than me.)

The Adverb in Italian


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