Breakdown of El servicio es lentísimo, pero el ambiente es bellísimo.
ser
to be
lento
slow
pero
but
el servicio
the service
el ambiente
the atmosphere
bello
beautiful
Questions & Answers about El servicio es lentísimo, pero el ambiente es bellísimo.
How do we form the words lentísimo and bellísimo?
They come from the adjectives lento (slow) and bello (beautiful). To add the extreme degree suffix, you drop the final vowel and add -ísimo. Because both el servicio and el ambiente are masculine nouns, the suffix takes the masculine form. Notice that the suffix always has a written accent on the first i.
Does lentísimo mean the exact same thing as muy lento?
They are very similar, but lentísimo is stronger. While muy lento just means "very slow," adding -ísimo creates an absolute superlative. It translates closer to "extremely slow," "incredibly slow," or "super slow," adding more emotion and exaggeration to your sentence.
Why use es (from ser) instead of está (from estar) to describe the slow service?
Using es means that being slow is a general, defining characteristic of this place's service. It is known for being slow. If you used está, it would mean the service is unusually slow just at this particular moment, perhaps because they are short-staffed today.
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