The Superlative of Italian Adjectives

In Italian, there is a relative and an absolute superlative.
Let’s start out with learning about the relative superlative first.

The relative superlative of Italian adjectives

💡 Formation of the relative superlative

💬 Examples:
Oxford è la città più bella dell'Inghilterra. – Oxford is the most beautiful city in England.
Il mio gatto è il più carino di tutti. – My cat is the sweetest of them all.

The absolute superlative of Italian adjectives

The absolute superlative expresses that a quality exists to a great extent.
It is formed by adding the ending “-issimo/a/i/e” to the stem of the adjective.

💡 Formation of the absolute superlative

💬 Examples:
Gli spaghetti sono buonissimi. – The spaghetti is very delicious / very good.
Queste macchine sono velocissime. – These cars are extremely / very fast.

➠ Irregular Adjectives