# 34. Comparatives & Superlatives

- **Time range:** 02:34:12 – 02:39:27  (duration 00:05:15)
- **Source:** [A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish (The Conclusion)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHDZSHCt1DE&t=9252s)

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> Comparatives & Superlatives Explain the differences between people and things

**[02:34:13]** Spanish explain the differences between people and things in English there's a

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In English: small > smaller > smallest old > older > oldest young ~ younger > youngest

**[02:34:17]** very simple system on how to use these ideas correctly but there are a few

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In English: small > smaller > smallest old > older > oldest young > younger > youngest good > better > best bad > worse ~ worst less > least more > most

**[02:34:20]** exceptions that make the language sound better in Spanish understanding how these ideas work can be a bit tricky but I'll try to explain them as easily as possible before fully knowing comparatives and superlatives you have to know that Spanish actually doesn't

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: Spanish does NOT have a notion of adding letters, so it relies on the words mas & menos (more & less)

**[02:34:32]** have a notion of adding letters at the end of simple words like in English so it relies on the words mass and Menos meaning more or less to express its phrases make sure that you focus on these words because you will see them in almost every sentence as an example the

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: Esta clase es pequena

**[02:34:47]** means this class is small but its

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: Esta clase es pequena This class is small

**[02:34:49]** comparative version is different in Spanish in English we say the class is

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is smaller

**[02:34:53]** smaller by adding the letters e r to simple words but Spanish does not have the system instead it decides to use the word mass meaning more to justify the meaning by putting it before the adjective so the sentence would be is

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: Esta clase es mas pequena This class is smaller

**[02:35:06]** meaning this class is more small while

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: Esta clase es mas pequena This class is more small

**[02:35:08]** this is logical in Spanish it feels weird to say more small in English because English simply adds letters to the end of regular adjectives nonetheless it's still possible to say the phrase as it is this class is more small which is literally and Visually how the sentence Works in Spanish the

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish:

**[02:35:23]** superlative version on the other hand is actually a bit more complex because it adds an article to justify the claim both in English and Spanish the sentence

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is the smallest

**[02:35:31]** this class is the smallest contains an EST at the end of the adjective and the article the that specifies that this class is in fact the smallest similarly this is how the sentence Works in Spanish which only changes the meaning of one word the sentence in Spanish would be EST is l meaning this class is

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is the smallest Esta clase es la mas pequena

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is the most small Esta clase es !a mas pequenha

**[02:35:48]** the most small while this makes sense in Spanish it again seems odd to say the most small because English combines the words nevertheless it's still possible to say this phrase as it is this class is the most small with the word mus acting as the word most unlike more from the previous phrase even though it's unusual to see phrases like more small and the most small this is how Spanish defines comparatives and superlatives English decides to combine the phrases into one word rather than keeping them in their form so there's really nothing difficult about this concept once you visually see it in English as a matter of fact it's easier to understand this concept once you start using less to express an inferior quality saying

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is less small This class is the least small

**[02:36:24]** something like this class is less small and this class is the least small is visually how the sentences work in

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is less small This class is the least small Esta clase es menos pequena Esta clase es la menos pequenha

**[02:36:30]** Spanish is and isos is literally how the phrases work in English the only difference is that in the first sentence menos means less and in the second L

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This class is less small This class is the least small Esta clase es menos pequeha Esta clase es la menos pequenha

**[02:36:41]** menos means the least an easy way to remember this is if you see an article before maso Menos they would mean most or least if there isn't an article Mas omos simply mean more or less as always it's up to you to say any sentence that you want using M or menos an even easier

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This shirt is expensive

**[02:36:56]** way to understand this concept is by using words that do not combine themselves this shirt is expensive in Spanish is esta esar the sentence say

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This shirt is expensive Esta camisa es cara

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This shirt is more/less expensive This shirt is the most/least expensive

**[02:37:05]** this shirt is more or less expensive and this shirt is the most or least expensive work even comparably to Spanish because the word expensive isn't a word that combines itself we don't say expensive or expensivest because the sound of the words would be too bad so that's the reason why English decides to use words like more most less or least

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This shirt is more/less expensive This shirt is the most/less expensive Esta camisa es mas/menos cara Esta camisa es la mas/menos cara

**[02:37:24]** esta isos and esta isos literally and Visually mean this

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: This shirt is more/less expensive This shirt is the most/less expensive Esta camisa es mas/menos cara Esta camisa es |a mas/menos cara

**[02:37:30]** shirt is more or less expensive and this shirt is the most or least expensive and that is as difficult as it gets as always it's up to you to use comparatives and superlatives to say any sentence you want at last there's one

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish:

**[02:37:42]** final concept to know with comparatives and superlatives and there somewhat similar to the concept in English being

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular)

**[02:37:47]** irregular comparatives and superlatives that have to do with words like Bueno

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) ¢ bueno/a - good e malo/a - bad e joven - young ¢ viejo/a - old

**[02:37:51]** Buena Malo Mala Hoven which is a neutral adjective and vi vi which mean good bad young and old as far as I know these are the only irregular qualities used to describe something as inferior or Superior in English saying something

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) This lesson is good

**[02:38:05]** like this lesson is good would be a simple sentence but the word changes to Better In the comparative form and the

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) This lesson is good This lesson is better

**[02:38:10]** best in the superlative and it's the

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) This lesson is good This lesson is better This lesson is the best

**[02:38:12]** same idea of the word bad being worse and worst span likewise has this concept but it's a bit more irregular saying EST

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Esta leccion es buena

**[02:38:20]** bu would be a simple sentence but the comparative version would

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Esta leccion es buena Esta lecci6n es mejor

**[02:38:24]** be meaning this lesson is better similarly having an irregular change like in English in the superlative form the sentence would be EST is Lor with an

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Esta leccién es buena Esta leccion es mejor Esta leccion es la mejor

**[02:38:33]** article indicating this but in this context the word meor means best rather than better from the previous phrase a tip that I can give here is that if you see an article before mahor the word would mean the best if there isn't an article mahor simply means best and it's

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) ¢ bueno/a - good e malo/a - bad e joven - young ¢ viejo/a - old

**[02:38:46]** the same irregular concept for Malo Mal and saying something like Malo means

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Este libro es malo

**[02:38:53]** this book is bad saying EST es means

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Este libro es malo Este libro es peor

**[02:38:55]** this book is worse and saying

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Este libro es malo Este libro es peor Este libro es el peor

**[02:38:57]** EST means this book is the worst similarly it's the same concept with meaning young and meaning old saying El

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) El nifo es joven

**[02:39:06]** is means the kid is Young saying El

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) El nifo es joven El niho es menor

**[02:39:09]** means the kid is younger and

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) El nifhio es joven El nifio es menor El nifo es el menor

**[02:39:11]** saying means the kid is the youngest

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Ella es vieja

**[02:39:14]** saying means means she is old saying a

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Ella es vieja Ella es mayor

**[02:39:17]** mayor means she's older and saying a LA

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) Ella es vieja Ella es mayor Ella es la mayor

**[02:39:20]** mayor means she is the oldest of course

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> Comparatives & Superlatives In Spanish: (irregular) bueno/a | mejor | el/lamejor malo/a = el/la peor joven el/la menor viejo/a | mayor | el/lamayor

**[02:39:22]** it's up to you to say any sentence that you want using irregular comparatives and superlatives in Spanish there are
