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Esta atracción es divertidísima y muy emocionante.

Esta atracción es divertidísima y muy emocionante.
This ride is incredibly fun and very exciting.
From Lesson 210:Absolute superlatives (-ísimo)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Esta atracción es divertidísima y muy emocionante.

How exactly did divertido become divertidísima in this sentence?
To add the absolute maximum degree to an adjective that ends in a vowel, you first drop that final vowel. So, divertido (fun) drops the o to become divertid-. Then, because it is describing the feminine singular noun atracción, you add the matching feminine singular suffix: -ísima.
Is there a difference in meaning between muy divertida and divertidísima?
Yes! While muy divertida just means "very fun," adding the -ísimo suffix kicks it up to the absolute highest degree. Divertidísima means "extremely fun," "incredibly fun," or "super fun." It is a much stronger and more emphatic way to describe something.
Could we also use the -ísimo ending on emocionante?
Yes, you absolutely could! Following the same rule of dropping the final vowel, emocionante (exciting) would become emocionantísima. The speaker here just chose to use muy (very) for the second adjective, likely to add some variety to the sentence.
Why do we use es instead of está to describe how fun the ride is?
We use the verb ser (here, es) because being fun and exciting are inherent characteristics of this particular ride. Even though a person might feel excited temporarily while on it (which would use estar), the ride itself is an exciting thing by nature.
Is atracción the normal word for an amusement park "ride"?
Yes. While it looks like "attraction" (and can mean a tourist attraction or physical attraction), atracción is the standard, everyday word used in Spanish for an amusement park, theme park, or carnival ride.

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