Learn Spanish (Spain): Este biquini es baratísimo.

Este biquini es baratísimo.

This bikini is really cheap.

Breakdown of Este biquini es baratísimo.

this (m.sg., also esta, estos, estas, esto)

el biquini

the bikini

Questions & Answers about Este biquini es baratísimo.

How does the ending -ísimo work in baratísimo?

The suffix -ísimo is added to adjectives to mean very, really, or extremely. To make it, you take the adjective barato (cheap), drop the final vowel, and add -ísimo to get baratísimo (extremely cheap). It must agree in gender and number with the noun, which is why it ends in -o to match the masculine singular biquini.

Why do we use es instead of está to talk about the price?

Using es (from the verb ser) means the bikini is generally a low-cost item by its very nature. If you used está (from the verb estar), saying está baratísimo, it would mean the bikini is currently on sale or temporarily much cheaper than its usual price.

Why is bikini spelled as biquini here?

In Spain, both bikini and biquini are perfectly correct and widely used. The spelling with qu was adapted to follow traditional Spanish spelling rules for the k sound, but because it is a loanword, you will also frequently see it spelled with a k.

Why is the word for 'this' este and not esto?

Este is used here because it describes a specific masculine singular noun (biquini). You only use the neutral word esto if you are talking about an unidentified object or a general concept, for example if you pointed at a pile of clothes and asked what it was.