Što je to?
Superlativni pridjevi koriste se za usporedbu jedne osobe, stvari, mjesta ili situacije sa svima ostalima u skupini.
Oni pokazuju najviši ili najniži stupanj neke kvalitete.
U engleskom se superlativni pridjevi obično koriste s određenim članom the.
- tall → the tallest
- fast → the fastest
- beautiful → the most beautiful
- expensive → the most expensive
Česti oblici:
| Pridjev | Superlativ |
|---|---|
| tall | the tallest |
| small | the smallest |
| fast | the fastest |
| happy | the happiest |
| interesting | the most interesting |
| expensive | the most expensive |
| good | the best |
| bad | the worst |
Kada se koristi
Koristite superlativni pridjev kada uspoređujete jednu osobu ili stvar s cijelom skupinom.
- Emma is the tallest student in the class.
- This is the cheapest phone in the store.
Koristite superlative za opisivanje najvišeg stupnja neke kvalitete.
- It is the hottest day of the week.
- He is the fastest runner on the team.
Koristite the most + adjective s mnogim duljim pridjevima.
- This is the most interesting book here.
- That is the most expensive restaurant in town.
Koristite the least + adjective za najniži stupanj neke kvalitete.
- This is the least difficult exercise.
- It is the least expensive option.
Struktura
Za mnoge kratke pridjeve dodajte -est.
Subjekt + be + the + pridjev-est + imenica/dopuna
- tall → the tallest
- small → the smallest
- fast → the fastest
Primjer:
Leo is the tallest student in the class.
Ako pridjev završava na -e, dodajte samo -st.
- nice → the nicest
- large → the largest
Ako kratki pridjev završava na jedan samoglasnik + jedan suglasnik, završni se suglasnik često udvostručuje.
- big → the biggest
- hot → the hottest
Ako pridjev završava na suglasnik + -y, promijenite y u i i dodajte -est.
- happy → the happiest
- easy → the easiest
Za mnoge dulje pridjeve koristite the most.
Subjekt + be + the most + pridjev + imenica/dopuna
- the most beautiful
- the most comfortable
- the most important
Primjer:
This is the most comfortable chair in the room.
Za prikaz najnižeg stupnja koristite the least.
Subjekt + be + the least + pridjev + imenica/dopuna
Primjer:
This is the least expensive hotel nearby.
Neki česti pridjevi imaju nepravilne superlativne oblike.
| Pridjev | Superlativ |
|---|---|
| good | the best |
| bad | the worst |
| far | the farthest / the furthest |
Skupina s kojom se uspoređuje često se uvodi s in ili of.
- the tallest student in the class
- the best day of the week
Primjeri
- Mia is the tallest girl in her class.
- This is the smallest room in the house.
- August is the hottest month here.
- That was the easiest question on the test.
- This is the most comfortable chair in the office.
- He bought the most expensive phone in the store.
- This is the least difficult task today.
- She is the best player on the team.
- That was the worst day of my week.
- It is the furthest shop from my home.
Iznimke
Neki pridjevi imaju nepravilne superlativne oblike.
- good → the best
- bad → the worst
- far → the farthest / the furthest
Obično ne koristite istovremeno most i -est s istim pridjevom.
Koristite:
the tallest
ne:
the most tallest
Određeni član the obično se koristi ispred superlativnog pridjeva kada pridjev opisuje imenicu.
- She is the fastest runner.
- This is the best option.
Kada posesivna riječ već identificira imenicu, the se ne koristi.
- my best friend
- her biggest problem
- our most important task
Neki dvosložni pridjevi mogu koristiti ili -est ili most, ovisno o pridjevu i upotrebi.
- the cleverest / the most clever
- the quietest / the most quiet
Česte pogreške
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Netočno: She is tallest student in the class. Točno: She is the tallest student in the class. Objašnjenje: Superlativni pridjevi obično koriste the ispred pridjeva.
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Netočno: This is most expensive car here. Točno: This is the most expensive car here. Objašnjenje: Koristite the ispred most + adjective u superlativu.
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Netočno: He is the most tallest boy in the group. Točno: He is the tallest boy in the group. Objašnjenje: Ne koristite istovremeno most i -est s istim pridjevom.
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Netočno: This is the beautifullest place here. Točno: This is the most beautiful place here. Objašnjenje: Dulji pridjevi obično koriste the most umjesto -est.
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Netočno: Today is the hotest day of the week. Točno: Today is the hottest day of the week. Objašnjenje: Udvostručite završni suglasnik u hot prije dodavanja -est.
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Netočno: This is the easyest question. Točno: This is the easiest question. Objašnjenje: Kod pridjeva koji završavaju na suglasnik + y, promijenite y u i prije dodavanja -est.
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Netočno: He is my the best friend. Točno: He is my best friend. Objašnjenje: Ne koristite the kada posesivna riječ poput my već identificira imenicu.