Breakdown of Francamente, este es el error más notorio del proyecto.
ser
to be
de
from / of
el proyecto
the project
este
this
más
more
el error
mistake
notorio
noticeable / obvious (well-known, conspicuous)
francamente
frankly
Questions & Answers about Francamente, este es el error más notorio del proyecto.
How does francamente function in this sentence?
Is notorio a false friend for the English word 'notorious'?
Yes, it often is! In English, 'notorious' usually means famous for something bad. In Spanish, notorio simply means noticeable, obvious, or clear. Even though it describes an error in this sentence, the word notorio itself just means it is easy to see, without the 'evil reputation' meaning.
Why is the word order el error más notorio instead of translating 'the most noticeable' directly as el más notorio error?
To form a superlative in Spanish, you typically use the structure of a definite article, then the noun, then más or menos, and finally the adjective. Even in this 'the most...' structure, Spanish still follows its standard rule of putting the descriptive adjective after the noun.
Since este means 'this' and acts as a standalone pronoun here, shouldn't it have an accent mark?
It used to! However, the rules were officially updated in 2010. You no longer need to write an accent mark on demonstrative pronouns like este, ese, or aquel unless a sentence would be completely ambiguous without it.
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