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Saturday 7 August 2010

Irregular Forms

Some adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms.  The most common are:

Adjective/Adverb Comparative Superlative
good
bad
great
small
well
badly
much
little
bueno
malo
grande
pequeño

bien
mal
mucho
poco
better
worse
greater
less
better
worse
more
less
mejor
peor
mayor
menor
mejor
peor
más
menos
the best
the worst
the greatest
the least
best
worst
most
least
el mejor
el peor
el mayor
el menor
el mejor
el peor
el más
el menos
Note that the bueno and malo change according to gender and number while grande and pequeño change according to gender.  The adverbs (the last four) do not agree with the noun.

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