Breakdown of Mi abuelo tiene un bigote grandísimo.
el abuelo
the grandfather
tener
to have
mi
my
el bigote
the mustache
Questions & Answers about Mi abuelo tiene un bigote grandísimo.
How do we get grandísimo from the word grande?
Why does grandísimo end in -o here if grande ends in -e?
Even if the original adjective ends in -e, the new -ísimo ending must change to match the gender and number of the noun it describes. It describes un bigote, which is a masculine singular noun, so it becomes grandísimo. If it described a feminine noun like una casa (a house), it would be grandísima.
Is bigote a false friend? It looks like the English word 'bigot'.
Yes, it is a false friend! Bigote simply means 'mustache'. If you want to say 'bigot' in Spanish, you would use a word like intolerante.
Can I put grandísimo before the noun, like un grandísimo bigote?
You usually put descriptive adjectives, including ones with -ísimo, after the noun. While putting them before the noun is sometimes possible in literature for dramatic effect, un bigote grandísimo is the standard, natural way to say this in everyday conversation.
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