Adjectives.

Comparatives and Superlatives

Adjetivos. Comparativos y Superlativos
1 What is an adjective? -- Qu es un adjetivo ?
We use adjectives to describe nouns. There are several kinds of adjectives: demonstrative, possessive, distributive, quantitative, interroative and
adjectives of qualit. (Utilizamos los adjetivos para describir nombres. Hay varias clases de adjetivos: demostrativos, posesivos,
distributivos, cuantitativos, interrogatives y adjetivos de cualidad (calificativos))
! Adjectives of qualit" form# position and use -- Adjetivos calificativos" forma# posici$n uso
!#1 !n "nlish, adjectives of quality have the same form in the sinular and plural, and for all enders. En ingls, los adjetivos calificativos tienen
la misma forma en singular, en plural y para todos los gneros. # a ood boy, some ood boys, a ood irl, some ood irls, a ood film, some ood
films$.
!#! !n "nlish, the adjectives of quality are al%ays ne&t to the nouns and before them. En ingls, los adjetivos calificativos van siempre junto a
los nombres y delante de ellos.
When t%o or more adjectives o before a noun or pronoun, %e don't separate them %ith commas and %e don't put (and) before the last one. Cuando dos
o ms adjetivos van delante de un nombre, no los separamos con comas y no ponemos !and" antes del #ltimo. #The small round ne% dinin
table is in the kitchen$.
When t%o or more adjectives of colour precede a noun, %e put (and) before the last one. Cuando dos o ms adjetivos de color preceden a un
nombre, ponemos !and" antes del #ltimo. #The black and %hite cat is small$.
!#% !n "nlish, the adjectives of quality are al%ays behind the verb be. En ingls, los adjetivos calificativos van siempre detrs de be.
When t%o or more adjectives follo% a verb, %e separate them %ith commas and %e put (and) before the last one. Cuando dos o ms adjetivos van
detrs del verbo be, los separamos con comas y ponemos !and" antes del #ltimo. #The day %as cold, %et and %indy$.
% Comparatives -- Comparativos
We use comparative adjectives to compare t%o people, animals, thins or roups. Usamos los adjetivos comparativos para comparar a dos
personas, animales, cosas o grupos.
There are t%o %ays of use the comparatives: Hay dos formas de utilizar los comparativos:
*,+ !f the adjective has only one syllable o has ot t%o syllables endin in (,y) %e use: adjective - .er - than. $i el adjetivo es de una s%laba o de dos
acabado en !&y" nosotros ponemos el adjetivo acabado en 'er y, a continuaci(n, t)an:
- /y hair is shorter than my sister's hair. /y teacher is nicer than your teacher.
- /y brother is thinner than you. /y house is bier than my randparents' house.
- /y sister is happier than her friends. Today is %indier than yesterday
*,0 !f the adjective is lon #t%o or more syllables$ %e use more - adjective - than. $i el adjetivo es largo (dos o ms s%labas* usamos more +
adjetivo + t)an:
+ The book is more interestin than the film. The tier is more frihtenin than the sheep.
*,* When %e %ant to sho% that t%o people, thins, animals or rupos are equal or not %e use: as - adjective - as1 or not - as - adjective - as . Cuando
,ueremos e-presar ,ue dos personas, animales, cosas o grupos son iguales o no, usamos: as+adjetivo+as. o not as + adjetivo + as.
- /y cousin is as tall as my mother. /y car is as fast as your motorbike.
- /y aunt isn't as old as my randdad. Tudela isn't as bi as 2amplona.
& Superlatives -- Superlativos
We use the superlative form to compare three or more people, animals, thins or roups and say that one of them is superior of the rest of the others in
some %ay. Usamos la forma superlativa para comparar tres o ms personas, animales, cosas o grupos y decir ,ue uno de ellos es superior
a los otros en algo.
There are t%o %ays of use the superlatives: Hay dos formas de utilizar los superlativos:
*,+ !f the adjective has only one syllable o has ot t%o syllables endin in (,y) %e use: the - adjective - .est . $i el adjetivo es de una s%laba o de
dos acabado en !&y" nosotros ponemos t)e + el adjetivo acabado en 'est:
- /y hair is the shortest. /y teacher is the nicest.
- /y brother is the thinnest. /y house is the biest.
- /y sister is the happiest. Today is %indiest.
*,0 !f the adjective is lon #t%o or more syllables$ %e use the most - adjective. $i el adjetivo es largo (dos o ms s%labas* usamos t)e most +
adjetivo
- The book is the most interestin. The tier is the most frihtenin.
*,* When %e %ant to sho% that someone or somethin is inferior of the rest in some %ay, %e the least - adjective. Cuando ,ueremos e-presar ,ue
alguien o algo es inferior al resto en algo, usamos t)e least + adjetivo.
- /y cousin is the least tall in the class. /y car is the least fast in the race.
' (rre)ular adjectives * Adjetivos irre)ulares
!rreular adjectives don't follo% any rules. /os adjetivos irregulares no siguen ninguna regla
3ueno ood better than the best /alo bad %orse than the %orst
4ejano far further than the furthest 2eque5o little less than the least