Breakdown of La montaña rusa acelera y el viento es fuertísimo.
ser
to be
y
and
fuerte
strong / loudly
el viento
wind
la montaña rusa
the rollercoaster
acelerar
to accelerate
Questions & Answers about La montaña rusa acelera y el viento es fuertísimo.
How do we form fuertísimo from the basic adjective for "strong"?
The base adjective is fuerte (strong). To add the absolute superlative suffix, you drop the final vowel and add -ísimo, creating fuertísimo (extremely strong). While the traditional irregular form fortísimo exists, fuertísimo is totally standard and widely used in Latin America today.
Why is a rollercoaster called la montaña rusa?
It translates literally as "the Russian mountain." This term comes from the winter sledding ice hills built in Russia during the 17th century, which are considered the ancestors of modern rollercoasters. The Spanish language kept the historical name!
Why does this sentence use es instead of está for the wind?
You can actually use either here! Using es fuertísimo describes the wind as an inherent characteristic of the rollercoaster ride (the speed creates a strong force). If you said está fuertísimo, it would focus more on the temporary, current state of the weather.
Does the -ísimo ending change depending on the noun?
Yes, adjectives ending in -ísimo must still agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Here it ends in -o to match the masculine, singular noun el viento. If we were describing la montaña rusa as "incredibly fast," it would be feminine: rapidísima.
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