105. 최상급( the longest / the most enjoyable )
- the longest / the most enjoyable
the longest / the most enjoyable 은 최상급 형태이다.
예문
- What is the longest river in the world?
- What was the most enjoyable vacation you've ever taken?
- 최상급 형태 ( -est / most ... )
일반적으로 짧은 단어 + -est, most + 긴 단어 형태로 사용한다.
규칙은 비교급과 같다.
102. 비교급 ( cheaper, more expensive 등 )
변화
- long -> longest
hot -> hottest
easy -> easiest
hard -> hardest - most famous / most boring / most difficult / most expensive
일부 형용사들은 불규칙한 최상급 형태를 갖는다.
불규칙한 최상급 형태
- good -> best / bad -> worst / far -> farthest / furthest
- the + 최상급
일반적으로 최상급 앞에는 the를 쓴다.
예문
- Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
- The film was really boring. It was the most boring film I've ever seen.
- She is a really nice person, one of the nicest people I know.
- Why does he always come to see me at the worst possible time?
최상급 vs 비교급
- This hotel is the cheapest in town. ( 최상급 )
This hotel is cheaper that all others in towm. ( 비교급 ) - He's the most patient person I've ever met. ( 최상급 )
He's much more patient than I am. ( 비교급 )
- oldest / eldest
old의 최상급은 oldest 이다.
예문
- That church is the oldest building in the city. (
the eldest building)
가족에 대해 말할 때는 eldest / oldest 둘 다 사용.
예문
- My eldest son is 13 years old. ( 또는 My oldest son )
- Are you the eldest in your family? ( 또는 the oldest )
- ...에서 가장 ...한
최상급 + in + 장소 ( town, building 등 )
- What is the longest river in the world? (
of the world) - We had a nice room. It was the one of the best in the hotel. (
of the hotel)
최상급 + in + 조직, 집단 ( class, company 등 )
- Who is the youngest student in the class? (
of the class)
기간에 대해 말할 때는 일반적으로 of 사용
- What was the happiest day of your life?
- Yesterday was the hottest of the year.
- 최상급 + 현재완료
최상급 뒤에는 흔히 현재완료 ( I have done ) 가 쓰인다. 7. 현재완료 참조
예문
- What's the most important decision you've ever had to make?
- That was the best vacation I've taken for a long time.