Learn Spanish (Latin America): Me encanta este hotel porque el servicio es rapidísimo. - I love this hotel because the service is extremely fast.

Me encanta este hotel porque el servicio es rapidísimo.

I love this hotel because the service is extremely fast.

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Questions & Answers about Me encanta este hotel porque el servicio es rapidísimo.

How do we build the word rapidísimo from rápido?

To say something is extremely or super fast, we add the suffix -ísimo. For an adjective ending in a vowel like rápido, you drop the final -o and add -ísimo. Because servicio is masculine and singular, the ending stays as -ísimo.

What happened to the accent mark from rápido?

The original word rápido has an accent mark on the a. But when you add the ending -ísimo, the spoken emphasis shifts to the suffix. The suffix -ísimo (and its other forms like -ísima) always carry their own accent mark on the first i, so the original word loses its accent.

Why use Me encanta instead of a form of amar for 'I love'?

The verb amar is mostly used for deep, personal love for people. When you love a thing, a place like este hotel, or an activity, you use encantar. It works just like gustar: literally, Me encanta este hotel means 'This hotel enchants me.'

Why is it este hotel and not esto hotel?

Hotel is a masculine, singular noun. The word for 'this' right before a masculine singular noun is always este. The word esto is only used for abstract ideas or pointing at an unknown object, never directly in front of a noun.