Grammatikguide

Hvad er det?

Superlative adjectives bruges til at sammenligne en person, ting, sted eller situation med alle andre i en gruppe.

De viser den højeste eller laveste grad af en egenskab.

På engelsk bruger superlative adjectives normalt den bestemte artikel the.

• tall → the tallest
• fast → the fastest
• beautiful → the most beautiful
• expensive → the most expensive

Almindelige former:

Hvornår bruges det

Brug et superlative adjective, når du sammenligner en person eller ting med en hel gruppe.

• Emma is the tallest student in the class.
• This is the cheapest phone in the store.

Brug superlatives til at beskrive den højeste grad af en egenskab.

• It is the hottest day of the week.
• He is the fastest runner on the team.

Brug the most + adjective med mange længere adjectives.

• This is the most interesting book here.
• That is the most expensive restaurant in town.

Brug the least + adjective for den laveste grad af en egenskab.

• This is the least difficult exercise.
• It is the least expensive option.

Struktur

For mange korte adjectives tilføjes -est.

Subject + be + the + adjective-est + noun/complement

• tall → the tallest
• small → the smallest
• fast → the fastest

Eksempel:

Leo is the tallest student in the class.

Hvis et adjective ender på -e, tilføjes kun -st.

• nice → the nicest
• large → the largest

Hvis et kort adjective ender på én vokal + én konsonant, fordobles den sidste konsonant ofte.

• big → the biggest
• hot → the hottest

Hvis et adjective ender på konsonant + -y, ændres y til i, og der tilføjes -est.

• happy → the happiest
• easy → the easiest

For mange længere adjectives bruges the most.

Subject + be + the most + adjective + noun/complement

• the most beautiful
• the most comfortable
• the most important

Eksempel:

This is the most comfortable chair in the room.

For at vise den laveste grad bruges the least.

Subject + be + the least + adjective + noun/complement

Eksempel:

This is the least expensive hotel nearby.

Nogle almindelige adjectives har uregelmæssige superlative-former.

Den gruppe, der sammenlignes, indledes ofte med in eller of.

• the tallest student in the class
• the best day of the week

Eksempler

1. Mia is the tallest girl in her class.
2. This is the smallest room in the house.
3. August is the hottest month here.
4. That was the easiest question on the test.
5. This is the most comfortable chair in the office.
6. He bought the most expensive phone in the store.
7. This is the least difficult task today.
8. She is the best player on the team.
9. That was the worst day of my week.
10. It is the furthest shop from my home.

Undtagelser

Nogle adjectives har uregelmæssige superlative-former.

• good → the best
• bad → the worst
• far → the farthest / the furthest

Brug normalt ikke både most og -est med samme adjective.

Brug:

the tallest

ikke:

the most tallest

Den bestemte artikel the bruges normalt før et superlative adjective, når adjective'et beskriver et noun.

• She is the fastest runner.
• This is the best option.

Når et possessivt ord allerede identificerer noun'et, bruges the ikke.

• my best friend
• her biggest problem
• our most important task

Nogle tostavelses-adjectives kan bruge enten -est eller most, afhængigt af adjective'et og brugen.

• the cleverest / the most clever
• the quietest / the most quiet

Almindelige fejl

1. Incorrect: She is tallest student in the class. Correct: She is the tallest student in the class. Explanation: Superlative adjectives bruger normalt the før adjective'et.

2. Incorrect: This is most expensive car here. Correct: This is the most expensive car here. Explanation: Brug the før most + adjective i en superlative.

3. Incorrect: He is the most tallest boy in the group. Correct: He is the tallest boy in the group. Explanation: Brug ikke både most og -est med samme adjective.

4. Incorrect: This is the beautifullest place here. Correct: This is the most beautiful place here. Explanation: Længere adjectives bruger normalt the most i stedet for -est.

5. Incorrect: Today is the hotest day of the week. Correct: Today is the hottest day of the week. Explanation: Fordobl den sidste konsonant i hot, før der tilføjes -est.

6. Incorrect: This is the easyest question. Correct: This is the easiest question. Explanation: Med adjectives, der ender på konsonant + y, ændres y til i, før der tilføjes -est.

7. Incorrect: He is my the best friend. Correct: He is my best friend. Explanation: Brug ikke the, når et possessivt ord som my allerede identificerer noun'et.