Breakdown of El flan de mi abuela es buenísimo.
ser
to be
de
of
bueno
good
mi
my
la abuela
the grandmother
el flan
the flan (caramel custard)
Questions & Answers about El flan de mi abuela es buenísimo.
Why use buenísimo instead of just saying muy bueno?
Doesn't Spanish normally use estar to describe how food tastes? Why is it es buenísimo here?
Good catch! You use estar when reacting to how a specific portion of food tastes right now (like eating a slice and saying ¡está buenísimo!). You use ser when talking about the general, permanent quality of a recipe or a cook. The speaker is saying that the grandmother's flan is inherently a great dish, not just commenting on one specific bite.
I still sometimes want to say mi abuela's flan. Is there any shorter way to express possession?
No, Spanish never uses an apostrophe-S for possession. You must always use the formula 'the [thing] of [person]'. Even though el flan de mi abuela feels wordy to English speakers, it is the only correct way to phrase it.
How exactly do I form words like buenísimo? Do I just add -ísimo to the end of any adjective?
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