Breakdown of La oferta de hoy es un abrigo baratísimo por veinte euros.
ser
to be
de
of
un
a, an, some
hoy
today
veinte
twenty
el euro
the euro
barato
cheap
por
for / by / through / in (during a part of the day)
el abrigo
the coat
la oferta
the offer
Questions & Answers about La oferta de hoy es un abrigo baratísimo por veinte euros.
Why do we use por instead of para to say "for twenty euros"?
What does the -ísimo ending in baratísimo do?
Adding -ísimo to an adjective is a very common way to say "very" or "extremely" in Spanish. It is known as the absolute superlative. By dropping the final -o of barato (cheap) and adding -ísimo, you get baratísimo (extremely cheap).
Why is it la oferta de hoy instead of something like la hoy oferta?
Unlike English, which easily uses time words or nouns as adjectives (like "today's offer" or "the Friday meeting"), Spanish uses the preposition de to link them. It literally translates to "the offer of today".
Would the ending of baratísimo change if the item on sale was a skirt (una falda)?
Yes! Just like regular adjectives, words ending in -ísimo must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe. Because abrigo is masculine and singular, we use baratísimo. If it were a feminine noun like falda, it would be una falda baratísima.
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