Breakdown of L'altra opzione è migliore?
Questions & Answers about L'altra opzione è migliore?
Why do we use migliore here instead of più buona?
Migliore is the irregular comparative form of buono (good), meaning "better". While you might sometimes hear più buona in casual speech, migliore is standard and much more common when talking about the quality of things like ideas or options. Does migliore change depending on whether the noun is masculine or feminine?
No, migliore is the same for both masculine and feminine singular nouns. Like most Italian adjectives that end in "-e", it only changes to match plural nouns. If we were asking about multiple options, it would become Le altre opzioni sono migliori? (Are the other options better?). How do we know opzione is a feminine noun?
In Italian, almost all nouns ending in -zione are feminine. That is why the adjective altra (other) takes its feminine form, though here it drops its final "a" and uses an apostrophe because opzione starts with a vowel (L'altra instead of La altra). How would I change this sentence to say the option is "the best" or "excellent"?
To say it is "excellent", you use the irregular absolute superlative ottima (L'altra opzione è ottima). To say it is "the best" compared to everything else, you just add the definite article before migliore: L'altra opzione è la migliore (The other option is the best). Learn L'altra opzione è migliore and more in Italian
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