Learn Spanish (Latin America): Posiblemente, el clima allí sea violentísimo. - Possibly, the climate there is extremely violent.

Posiblemente, el clima allí sea violentísimo.

Possibly, the climate there is extremely violent.

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How exactly do we form violentísimo from violento?

To form the absolute superlative, you take the adjective violento, drop the final vowel (-o), and add the suffix -ísimo. Because it describes el clima (a masculine, singular noun), the suffix takes the masculine singular ending, resulting in violentísimo.

Could I just say muy violento instead of violentísimo?

Yes, you could. However, the -ísimo suffix is stronger and more emphatic. While muy violento simply means very violent, violentísimo translates closer to extremely, incredibly, or overwhelmingly violent.

Why is the verb ser in the subjunctive form (sea) here?

The adverb posiblemente (possibly) introduces a sense of doubt or probability. In Spanish, when adverbs of doubt like posiblemente, probablemente, or tal vez come before the verb, they trigger the subjunctive mood to show that the statement is an estimation rather than a confirmed fact.

I thought weather expressions used hacer or estar. Why are we using a form of ser (sea) here?