The suffix -ísimo can express a very high degree of a quality.
The idea
Some forms change spelling to preserve the sound: rico → riquísimo, largo → larguísimo and feliz → felicísimo; the ending agrees with the noun.
Examples
- La sopa está riquísima.The soup is delicious.
- El camino es larguísimo.The road is very long.
- Ana está felicísima.Ana is very happy.
- El edificio es altísimo.The building is very tall.
- Las bolsas son carísimas.The bags are very expensive.
- El tren es rapidísimo.The train is very fast.
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Not every adjective forms the suffix in exactly the same way, so learn irregular patterns in context.
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Choose the form agreeing with sopa. La sopa está ___. (riquísima / ricísima)
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riquísima
Riquísima uses qu before í and agrees with sopa.
Choose the form agreeing with camino. El camino es ___. (larguísimo / largísimo)
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larguísimo
Larguísimo uses gu before í and agrees with camino.
Choose the form agreeing with Ana. Ana está ___. (felicísima / felizísima)
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felicísima
Felicísima uses c before í and agrees with Ana.
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Choose the form agreeing with sopa. La sopa está ___. (riquísima / ricísima)
Choose the form agreeing with camino. El camino es ___. (larguísimo / largísimo)
Choose the form agreeing with Ana. Ana está ___. (felicísima / felizísima)
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