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Consiglio questo posto, il cibo è buonissimo!

Consiglio questo posto, il cibo è buonissimo!
I recommend this place, the food is very good!
From Lesson 87:The absolute superlative (-issimo)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Consiglio questo posto, il cibo è buonissimo!

How do you form a word like buonissimo?
It is called the absolute superlative! To make it, you take the regular adjective buono (good), drop the final vowel, and add the suffix -issimo. It translates to "very good" or "extremely good".
Does the -issimo ending change depending on the noun?
Yes. Even with the -issimo suffix attached, the word still acts like a normal adjective and must match the noun it describes. Since il cibo (the food) is masculine singular, the ending is -o (buonissimo). If you were talking about la pizza (feminine singular), it would be buonissima.
Can I just say molto buono instead of buonissimo?
Absolutely! molto buono and buonissimo mean exactly the same thing. Italians love using the -issimo suffix to add emotion and emphasis to their sentences, but both are perfectly correct.
Why is there no word for "I" before Consiglio?
In Italian, the subject pronoun (io) is usually left out. The verb ending already tells us who is doing the action: the -o on consiglio means "I recommend". You only need to use io if you want to add special emphasis.
Can posto be used to mean "restaurant" here?
Yes, exactly! posto literally means "place," but just like in English, it is very commonly used in casual conversation to refer to a restaurant, bar, or other venue.

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