Breakdown of Questo è il quartiere più tranquillo, ottimo per gli abitanti.
essere
to be
questo
this (masculine)
ottimo
excellent
tranquillo
quiet
Questions & Answers about Questo è il quartiere più tranquillo, ottimo per gli abitanti.
Why is the word order il quartiere più tranquillo instead of il più tranquillo quartiere?
In English, we put the superlative before the noun (the quietest neighborhood). In Italian, the relative superlative formula is usually [Definite article] + [Noun] + più or meno + [Adjective]. Literally, you are saying 'the neighborhood most quiet'.
Could I use tranquillissimo here to mean 'the quietest'?
No, tranquillissimo means 'very quiet'. That is an absolute superlative, which describes a high level of something without comparing it to a group. To say it is the quietest compared to other places (a relative superlative), you must use il ... più tranquillo.
What exactly is ottimo and why isn't there a più or molto in front of it?
Ottimo is a special, one-word superlative that means 'excellent' or 'extremely good'. It is the irregular superlative form of buono (good). Because the word itself already contains the meaning of 'extremely', you don't add molto or più in front of it.
Why do we use the article gli in gli abitanti?