Taking it to the extreme: -ísimo
When something isn't just fast, but extremely fast, Spanish takes adjectives to their absolute maximum degree with the suffix -ísimo.
Drop the final vowel of an adjective and add -ísimo, -ísima, -ísimos, or -ísimas to match the gender and number of the noun it describes.
| The cars are extremely fast because they reach a lot of speed. | Los vagones son rapidísimos porque alcanzan mucha velocidad. |
| This ride is incredibly fun and very exciting. | Esta atracción es divertidísima y muy emocionante. |
| We want to get on an incredibly exciting ride today. | Queremos subirnos a una atracción emocionantísima hoy. |
Adjectives ending in -e (like emocionante) also drop their final vowel (emocionantísima).
Spelling changes
To keep the original pronunciation, some consonants change spelling before adding the suffix:
- c changes to qu (loco → loquísimo)
- g changes to gu (largo → larguísimo)
| Those rollercoasters have some extremely crazy loops. | Esas montañas rusas tienen unas vueltas loquísimas. |
| I recommend that you do not get on that extremely long rollercoaster. | Te recomiendo que no te subas a esa montaña rusa larguísima. |
Adverbs
You can also add -ísimo to adverbs to describe an action. Since adverbs don't have gender or number, the ending is always -ísimo.
| Could the car be broken? It is going extremely slowly before the drop. | ¿Estará roto el vagón? Va lentísimo antes de la caída. |
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