What is the purpose of a superlative?
express the highest or lowest degree of equality
el mejor
the best
el peor
the worst
la mas alto
the tallest
What is the construction to form superlatives?
el/la/los/las + noun + mas/menos + adjective + de
the oldest
el/la mayor
youngest
el/la menor
youngest
el/la menor
What are absolute superlatives?
equivalent to extremely, super, and very
How do you form absolute superlatives?
drop the final vowel and add isimo/a(s)