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Spanish (Latin America)

### Colloquial Intensifiers: *re-* and *súper-*

When you want to say something is "very" or "extremely" in Spanish, the standard word is **muy**. But in everyday, casual conversations across Latin America, speakers love to exaggerate using the colloquial intensifiers **súper** and **re-**.

### Using *súper*

Just like in English, you can use **súper** before an adjective to emphasize it. In casual writing, you will frequently see it written as a separate word with an accent mark.

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### Using *re-*

The prefix **re-** is another incredibly common way to say "super" or "extremely" (especially in Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia). Unlike **súper**, **re-** is firmly attached directly to the beginning of the adjective.

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### Which one should you use?

Both **re-** and **súper** serve the same purpose. You can use them interchangeably depending on local slang or personal preference. 

Notice how both can be used to emphasize that something is incredibly entertaining:

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Colloquial superlatives (re-, súper-)

adjective

adverb

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

expression

interjection

noun

numeral

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and 'to be' (el, la, soy)

Masculine and feminine pairs (el hermano, la hermana)

Basic sentences and negation (no)

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Formal and informal you (tú vs. usted)

Plural pronouns and the verb to be (somos, son)

Making nouns plural (-s, -es)

Plural articles (los, las, unos, unas)

Noun gender exceptions

Adjective agreement

Invariable adjectives

State and location (estar)

Ser vs. estar

There is / there are (hay)

Hay vs. estar

To have (tener)

Possession (de)

Possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su)

Regular -ar verbs

Yes/No questions

What and who (qué, quién)

Regular -er verbs

Regular -ir verbs

Asking where (dónde, adónde)

How, when, and why (cómo, cuándo, por qué)

How much and how many (cuánto)

Days of the week

Going to a place (ir a)

Preposition contractions (al, del)

In and by (en)

With me and with you (conmigo, contigo)

Prepositional pronouns (mí, ti)

Conjunctions (y, o, pero)

Giving reasons (porque)

Stem-changing verbs (e to ie)

Stem-changing verbs (o to ue)

Stem-changing verbs (e to i)

Irregular yo forms (hago, salgo)

To know (saber vs. conocer)

Weather expressions (hace, está)

Desires and plans (querer)

Ability and requests (poder)

Obligations (tener que)

Expressing likes (me gusta)

Plural likes (me gustan)

Verbs like gustar (encantar, doler)

Very vs. a lot (muy, mucho)

Numbers 0 to 15 (cero, uno, dos…)

Numbers 16 to 31 (dieciséis, veinte…)

Numbers 30 to 1000 (treinta, cien, mil)

Months of the year (enero, febrero, marzo)

Seasons and dates (el dos de mayo)

Telling time (es la..., son las...)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero, segundo, tercero)

Reflexive pronouns and verbs (me, te, se, nos)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

The present continuous (estar + -ando, -iendo)

Near demonstrative adjectives (este, esta, estos, estas)

Medium demonstrative adjectives (ese, esa, esos, esas)

Comparatives of inequality (más / menos ... que)

Comparatives of equality (tan ... como)

Indefinite and negative pronouns (algo, nada, alguien, nadie)

Affirmative commands

Far demonstratives (aquel, aquella)

Possessive pronouns (el mío, el tuyo)

Shortened indefinite adjectives (algún, ningún)

Adverbs of quantity (demasiado, bastante)

Adverbs of frequency (a menudo, a veces)

Adverb formation (-mente)

Exclamations (¡Qué...!)

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

Relative superlatives (el más... de)

Adjective intensification (-ísimo)

Indirect object pronouns

Pronoun placement with infinitives

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

The 'se lo' rule (se lo, se la)

Impersonal statements (se)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Personal obligation (deber)

Starting actions (empezar a)

Finishing and quitting actions (terminar de, dejar de)

Repeating actions (volver a)

Continuing actions (seguir + gerundio)

Question	Answer
super (intensifier)	súper
funny	chistoso
The man says that that comedian is super funny.	El hombre dice que ese comediante es súper chistoso.
The joke isn't super funny, but I love it.	La broma no es rechistosa, pero me encanta.
ugly	feo
That painting is super ugly, I am not showing it to him.	Ese cuadro es refeo, no se lo muestro.
Your new shirt is super ugly.	Tu camisa nueva es súper fea.
exhausting	agotador
My leg hurts because walking is super exhausting.	Me duele la pierna porque caminar es reagotador.
Traveling by bus is super exhausting.	Viajar en autobús es súper agotador.
stressful	estresante
The professor says that the project is super stressful.	El profesor dice que el proyecto es súper estresante.
The meeting is super stressful and my head hurts.	La reunión es reestresante y me duele la cabeza.
delicious	delicioso
The chicken is super delicious. I recommend it to you.	El pollo está redelicioso. Se lo recomiendo.
The tomato soup is super delicious.	La sopa de tomate está súper deliciosa.
curious	curioso
My friend's cat is super curious.	El gato de mi amigo es súper curioso.
That monkey is super curious.	Ese mono es recurioso.
friendly	amigable
The new seller is super friendly with the clients.	El vendedor nuevo es súper amigable con los clientes.
They are super friendly and I love talking to them.	Ellos son reamigables y me encanta hablar con ellos.
hard	duro
The floor is super hard and my back hurts.	El piso está reduro y me duele la espalda.
The old bread is super hard.	El pan viejo está súper duro.
salty	salado
The woman says that the fish is super salty.	La mujer dice que el pescado está resalado.
My stomach hurts because of the super salty food.	Me duele el estómago por la comida súper salada.
entertaining	entretenido
The novel is super entertaining.	La novela es súper entretenida.
The game is super entertaining. We love it.	El juego es reentretenido. Nos encanta.