Breakdown of Quella serie è la più interessante che ho visto quest’anno.
io
I
essere
to be
interessante
interesting
vedere
to see
questo
this
l'anno
the year
che
that
più
most
quella
that
la serie
the series
Questions & Answers about Quella serie è la più interessante che ho visto quest’anno.
Why is it che ho visto and not che abbia visto?
Both are possible. After a superlative, Italian often uses the subjunctive if the statement is subjective or not tied to a specific, verified set: "… che (io) abbia visto." With a concrete, factual set (the shows you actually watched this year), the indicative is common and perfectly fine: "… che ho visto." Subjunctive sounds more emphatic/subjective; indicative is neutral.
Why is it che here and not di after la più interessante?
What nuance does quella add compared to questa or just la?
What gender and plural does serie have?
Why la più interessante? How does agreement work?
Should the past participle agree with serie? Why not che ho vista?
With auxiliary avere, the past participle normally does not agree with the object: "che ho visto." Agreement appears with preceding direct-object clitics (l’ho vista). With relative che, written Italian sometimes allows "che ho vista," but in contemporary usage it sounds formal/dated. "Che ho visto" is standard.
Why ho visto (passato prossimo) and not vidi (passato remoto)?
In spoken Italian, passato prossimo is the default for past events, even finished ones: "ho visto." Passato remoto ("vidi") appears in formal writing or some regional speech (especially in the South) for events detached from the present.
How does quest’anno work? Is the apostrophe required?
Why the accent in è?
Can I say interessantissima instead of la più interessante?
Yes, but it changes meaning. interessantissima is the absolute superlative ("very/exceptionally interesting" in general). la più interessante is the relative superlative ("the most interesting among a set").
How do I say “one of the most interesting”?
Why che and not cui?
che is the relative pronoun for a direct object: "la serie che ho visto." cui needs a preposition: "la serie di cui ho parlato," "a cui ho dato una chance." You can’t use cui here without a preposition.
Can I change the word order?
How do I add “ever” for emphasis?
Add mai, usually with the subjunctive: "È la più interessante che (io) abbia mai visto." With the indicative ("che ho mai visto") many prefer the subjunctive in this meaning. No non in this positive superlative context.
Do I need to say io in che ho visto?
No. Subject pronouns are usually dropped. Add io only for emphasis/contrast: "… che io ho visto."
Do I need a comma before che?
Is this che the same as “than” in comparisons?
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