{"id":14873,"date":"2020-01-28T07:17:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T22:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=14873"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:03:12","slug":"italian-comparatives-and-superlatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-comparatives-and-superlatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Comparatives and Superlatives: Pi\u00f9, Meno, -issimo (B1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> The Italian system of <strong>italian comparatives and superlatives<\/strong> lets you say more, less, the most, the least, and &#8220;very&#8221; in three coordinated ways: a regular construction with <em>pi\u00f9<\/em> and <em>meno<\/em>, an absolute superlative with <em>-issimo<\/em>, and a small set of irregular organic forms (<em>migliore, peggiore, ottimo, pessimo<\/em>). The single biggest trap for English speakers is the <em>di<\/em> vs <em>che<\/em> choice for the second term of comparison. Once that clicks, the rest of italian comparatives and superlatives follows clean rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide walks through every italian comparatives and superlatives form with real examples from a bookshop in Lucca, a sartoria, a train to Trieste, and a market stall in Padova. Each section gives the rule, three or four sentences to anchor the construction, and the register notes that distinguish formal writing from everyday speech. Five audio clips along the way let you hear the comparisons pronounced at natural speed by a native voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the guide you will know when to use <em>pi\u00f9 di<\/em> vs <em>pi\u00f9 che<\/em>, why <em>ottimo<\/em> is already superlative (no need for <em>molto ottimo<\/em>), and how Italian advertising stretches the system into commercial forms like <em>occasionissima<\/em> and <em>offertissima<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-comp\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-comp-t gb-headline-text\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#three-degrees\">Three degrees of comparison in Italian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#maggioranza\">Comparativo di maggioranza: pi\u00f9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#minoranza\">Comparativo di minoranza: meno<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#uguaglianza\">Comparativo di uguaglianza: tanto quanto, come<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#di-vs-che\">Di or che? The second-term rule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#superlativo-relativo\">Superlativo relativo: il pi\u00f9, il meno<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#superlativo-assoluto\">Superlativo assoluto: -issimo and friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#irregolari\">Irregular forms: migliore, peggiore, ottimo, pessimo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#commerciali\">Commercial superlatives: occasionissima, ultimissimo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#useful-expressions\">Useful expressions: sempre pi\u00f9, in meglio, di quanto<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian comparatives and superlatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">A small dialogue: at Pietro&#8217;s bookshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"three-degrees\">Three degrees of comparison in Italian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Italian italian comparatives and superlatives organise adjectives and adverbs into three grades. The positive grade just states a quality: <em>Caterina \u00e8 alta<\/em>. The comparative grade compares two elements: <em>Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alta di Elena<\/em>. The superlative grade pushes the quality to its maximum, either relative to a group (<em>la pi\u00f9 alta del corso<\/em>) or absolute (<em>altissima<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within italian comparatives and superlatives there are sub-types:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Comparativo di maggioranza<\/strong>: more than (<em>pi\u00f9 \u2026 di\/che<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comparativo di minoranza<\/strong>: less than (<em>meno \u2026 di\/che<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comparativo di uguaglianza<\/strong>: as \u2026 as (<em>tanto \u2026 quanto<\/em>, <em>come<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superlativo relativo<\/strong>: the most \/ least (<em>il pi\u00f9<\/em>, <em>il meno<\/em> + group)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superlativo assoluto<\/strong>: very, extremely (<em>-issimo<\/em>, <em>molto + adj<\/em>, intensifying prefixes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The rest of this guide on italian comparatives and superlatives tackles each form in turn, then the irregular shortcuts (<em>migliore, peggiore, ottimo, pessimo<\/em>) and the spreading commercial superlatives you see in Italian advertising and journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"maggioranza\">Comparativo di maggioranza: pi\u00f9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;more than&#8221; comparison adds <em>pi\u00f9<\/em> in front of the adjective or adverb, followed by the second term of comparison introduced by <em>di<\/em> or <em>che<\/em>. The choice between <em>di<\/em> and <em>che<\/em> has its own rule (see section below); for the moment, take it as written.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina \u00e8 <strong>pi\u00f9 alta di<\/strong> Elena di un paio di centimetri.<br><em>Caterina is taller than Elena by a couple of centimetres.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il treno per Trieste \u00e8 <strong>pi\u00f9 veloce<\/strong> dell&#8217;autobus, ma costa il doppio.<br><em>The Trieste train is faster than the bus, but it costs twice as much.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 <strong>pi\u00f9 paziente<\/strong> di Francesco con i clienti difficili.<br><em>Pietro is more patient than Francesco with difficult customers.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Lucca i sarti sono <strong>pi\u00f9 richiesti<\/strong> oggi che dieci anni fa.<br><em>In Lucca, tailors are in higher demand today than ten years ago.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Note the last example: when the second term is introduced by a preposition (<em>oggi che dieci anni fa<\/em> contrasts two time markers), <em>che<\/em> is required. The first three examples use <em>di<\/em> because the second term is a bare noun or a noun preceded by <em>di<\/em>-elision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the comparativo di maggioranza pronounced at natural speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/comparativi-e-superlativi-01.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"minoranza\">Comparativo di minoranza: meno<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;less than&#8221; comparison swaps <em>pi\u00f9<\/em> for <em>meno<\/em>. The structure is otherwise identical: meno + adj + di\/che + second term. Italian italian comparatives and superlatives use this construction more often than English uses &#8220;less&#8221;, because English speakers tend to rephrase (&#8220;she&#8217;s not as tall as me&#8221;) while Italians often go straight to <em>meno alta di me<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il libro di Tabucchi \u00e8 <strong>meno lungo<\/strong> di quello di Pennacchi, ma pi\u00f9 denso.<br><em>The Tabucchi book is shorter than the Pennacchi one, but denser.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;autobus per Modena \u00e8 <strong>meno comodo<\/strong> del treno regionale.<br><em>The Modena bus is less comfortable than the regional train.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina lavora <strong>meno ore<\/strong> di Elena, ma con pi\u00f9 concentrazione.<br><em>Caterina works fewer hours than Elena, but with more focus.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il mercato di Padova \u00e8 <strong>meno turistico<\/strong> di quello di Firenze.<br><em>The Padova market is less touristy than the Florence one.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The italian comparatives and superlatives structure also works with adverbs: <em>Pietro guida meno velocemente di Francesco<\/em>. And with verbs in compound expressions: <em>Mi piace meno questa giacca di quella che hai provato prima<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"uguaglianza\">Comparativo di uguaglianza: tanto quanto, come<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;as \u2026 as&#8221; comparison has two equivalent forms in italian comparatives and superlatives: <em>tanto \u2026 quanto<\/em> (more formal, often shortened to just <em>quanto<\/em>) and <em>come<\/em> (universal, slightly more conversational). Both are correct; <em>come<\/em> is the more common everyday choice.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuo fratello \u00e8 educato <strong>come<\/strong> te, anzi forse di pi\u00f9.<br><em>Your brother is as polite as you, perhaps even more so.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Elena \u00e8 <strong>tanto<\/strong> appassionata di romanzi <strong>quanto<\/strong> di saggi.<br><em>Elena is as passionate about novels as she is about essays.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Lucca le librerie sono <strong>tante quante<\/strong> le sartorie.<br><em>In Lucca there are as many bookshops as there are tailors&#8217; shops.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 gentile <strong>come<\/strong> sembra, secondo Caterina.<br><em>Pietro is as kind as he seems, according to Caterina.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Note the third example: when comparing quantities of nouns, <em>tanto \u2026 quanto<\/em> agrees in gender and number with the noun (<em>tante librerie<\/em>, <em>quante sartorie<\/em>). With adjectives or adverbs, <em>tanto<\/em> stays invariable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"di-vs-che\">Di or che? The second-term rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The single most common mistake in italian comparatives and superlatives is picking the wrong connector between the two compared elements. The rule is simple if you ask one question: <strong>what kind of element is the second term?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second term is a <strong>bare noun or pronoun<\/strong> \u2192 use <em>di<\/em>: <em>Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alta di Elena<\/em>, <em>Sandro \u00e8 pi\u00f9 tranquillo di te<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Second term is an <strong>adverb of time<\/strong> \u2192 use <em>di<\/em>: <em>Sandro \u00e8 pi\u00f9 tranquillo di prima<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Second term is a <strong>noun preceded by a preposition<\/strong> \u2192 use <em>che<\/em>: <em>Pietro \u00e8 pi\u00f9 gentile con Elena che con i turisti<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Comparing <strong>two qualities of the same subject<\/strong> \u2192 use <em>che<\/em>: <em>Matteo \u00e8 pi\u00f9 intelligente che studioso<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Comparing <strong>two verbs or two adverbs<\/strong> \u2192 use <em>che<\/em>: <em>Mangiare i tordelli a Lucca \u00e8 pi\u00f9 piacevole che leggerne la ricetta<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-dche\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>One-sentence rule.<\/strong> In italian comparatives and superlatives, use <em>di<\/em> when the second term is a bare noun, pronoun, or time adverb. Use <em>che<\/em> in all other cases: preposition + noun, two qualities of the same subject, two verbs, two adverbs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the di vs che contrast pronounced at natural speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/comparativi-e-superlativi-02.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task1-comp\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #1.<\/strong> Pick the right connector for each italian comparatives and superlatives sentence.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alto ____ (di \/ che) Francesco.<\/li>\n<li>Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 paziente con Elena ____ (di \/ che) con i clienti nuovi.<\/li>\n<li>Leggere \u00e8 pi\u00f9 rilassante ____ (di \/ che) guardare la TV.<\/li>\n<li>Il mercato di Padova \u00e8 pi\u00f9 animato ____ (di \/ che) quello di Modena.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. di (bare noun Francesco).<\/p>\n<p>2. che (preposition con before both elements).<\/p>\n<p>3. che (two verbs compared).<\/p>\n<p>4. di (bare comparison between two noun groups, di + article).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"superlativo-relativo\">Superlativo relativo: il pi\u00f9, il meno<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In italian comparatives and superlatives, the relative superlative picks one element as the maximum (or minimum) within a group. The construction is article + pi\u00f9\/meno + adj + di\/tra\/fra + group. The group can also be implicit when context is clear.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 <strong>il pi\u00f9 gentile<\/strong> dei librai del centro storico di Lucca.<br><em>Pietro is the kindest of the booksellers in the historic centre of Lucca.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La sartoria di Caterina \u00e8 <strong>la pi\u00f9 antica<\/strong> tra quelle ancora aperte in via Fillungo.<br><em>Caterina&#8217;s tailor&#8217;s shop is the oldest among those still open on via Fillungo.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tra le citt\u00e0 italiane, Lucca \u00e8 <strong>la meno conosciuta<\/strong> dai turisti stranieri.<br><em>Among Italian cities, Lucca is the least known to foreign tourists.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00abSostiene Pereira\u00bb \u00e8 <strong>il romanzo pi\u00f9 importante<\/strong> di Tabucchi, secondo molti critici.<br><em>\u00abSostiene Pereira\u00bb is Tabucchi&#8217;s most important novel, according to many critics.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Position of the adjective: when it follows the noun (<em>il libraio pi\u00f9 gentile<\/em>), the article repeats before the adjective. When the adjective precedes the noun (<em>il pi\u00f9 gentile libraio<\/em>, more formal or literary), no extra article. Modern Italian prefers the post-nominal position in conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the relative superlative pronounced at natural speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/comparativi-e-superlativi-03.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"superlativo-assoluto\">Superlativo assoluto: -issimo and friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In italian comparatives and superlatives, the absolute superlative says &#8220;very&#8221; or &#8220;extremely&#8221; without referring to a group. Italian offers six ways to build it, and natives switch among them depending on emphasis, register, and personal style.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Suffix -issimo<\/strong>: <em>una torta limonissima di Caterina<\/em>, <em>un libro interessantissimo<\/em>.<br><em>A really good cake, a really interesting book.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Suffix -errimo<\/strong> (Latin-origin adjectives): <em>una rivale acerrima di Caterina nel vicinato<\/em>, <em>un nemico acerrimo<\/em>.<br><em>A very sharp flavour, a fierce enemy.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Molto + adjective<\/strong>: <em>una giornata molto piacevole<\/em>, <em>un caff\u00e8 molto buono<\/em>.<br><em>A very pleasant day, a very good coffee.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Intensifying prefix<\/strong> (super-, iper-, ultra-, stra-, sovra-): <em>il pullman era strapieno<\/em>, <em>una giornata ipercaotica<\/em>.<br><em>The bus was packed, a hyper-chaotic day.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduplication<\/strong>: <em>Pietro \u00e8 alto alto<\/em>, <em>la libreria \u00e8 piccola piccola<\/em>.<br><em>Pietro is very tall, the bookshop is very small.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Locution intensification<\/strong>: <em>\u00e8 innamorata persa di Lucca<\/em>, <em>era stanco morto dopo il viaggio<\/em>.<br><em>She&#8217;s head over heels for Lucca, he was dead tired after the trip.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The <em>-issimo<\/em> suffix is by far the most common. It attaches to the adjective root after dropping the final vowel: <em>bello \u2192 bellissimo<\/em>, <em>grande \u2192 grandissimo<\/em>, <em>interessante \u2192 interessantissimo<\/em>. Adjectives ending in <em>-co<\/em> or <em>-go<\/em> may insert <em>h<\/em> to preserve pronunciation: <em>simpatico \u2192 simpaticissimo<\/em>, but <em>amico \u2192 amicissimo<\/em> (kept without <em>h<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the absolute superlative pronounced at natural speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/comparativi-e-superlativi-04.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"irregolari\">Irregular forms: migliore, peggiore, ottimo, pessimo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Four adjectives have parallel organic forms for italian comparatives and superlatives, inherited from Latin. They coexist with the regular <em>pi\u00f9<\/em> and <em>-issimo<\/em> versions but feel slightly more refined or written.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>buono<\/strong> \u2192 <em>migliore<\/em> (pi\u00f9 buono) \u2192 <em>ottimo<\/em> (buonissimo). <em>Il libro di Tabucchi \u00e8 ottimo, meglio di quello che pensavo.<\/em><br><em>The Tabucchi book is excellent, better than I thought.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>cattivo<\/strong> \u2192 <em>peggiore<\/em> (pi\u00f9 cattivo) \u2192 <em>pessimo<\/em> (cattivissimo). <em>Il caff\u00e8 della stazione era pessimo, peggiore dell&#8217;ultima volta.<\/em><br><em>The station coffee was awful, worse than the last time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>grande<\/strong> \u2192 <em>maggiore<\/em> (pi\u00f9 grande) \u2192 <em>massimo<\/em> (grandissimo). <em>L&#8217;attenzione di Caterina ai dettagli \u00e8 massima, maggiore di quella dei suoi colleghi.<\/em><br><em>Caterina&#8217;s attention to detail is maximum, greater than that of her colleagues.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>piccolo<\/strong> \u2192 <em>minore<\/em> (pi\u00f9 piccolo) \u2192 <em>minimo<\/em> (piccolissimo). <em>La differenza di prezzo tra le due giacche \u00e8 minima.<\/em><br><em>The price difference between the two jackets is minimal.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Adverbs also have organic forms: <em>bene \u2192 meglio \u2192 benissimo\/ottimamente<\/em>, <em>male \u2192 peggio \u2192 malissimo\/pessimamente<\/em>. The frequent error is confusing the adjective <em>migliore<\/em> (qualifies nouns: <em>un libro migliore<\/em>) with the adverb <em>meglio<\/em> (qualifies verbs: <em>leggo meglio di sera<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-irr\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Migliore vs meglio.<\/strong> Use <em>migliore<\/em> with a noun (<em>un libro migliore<\/em>, <em>la migliore sartoria<\/em>). Use <em>meglio<\/em> with a verb (<em>leggo meglio<\/em>, <em>cucina meglio di me<\/em>). The same logic applies to <em>peggiore<\/em> (noun) vs <em>peggio<\/em> (verb).<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa7 Listen to the irregular forms pronounced at natural speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/comparativi-e-superlativi-05.mp3\" preload=\"metadata\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"commerciali\">Commercial superlatives: occasionissima, ultimissimo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Italian advertising and journalism have stretched italian comparatives and superlatives in directions that traditional grammar does not quite endorse. You see superlatives of nouns (<em>occasionissima<\/em>, <em>offertissima<\/em>, <em>poltronissima<\/em>) and superlatives of forms already maximal (<em>ultimissimo<\/em>, <em>primissimo<\/em>). All of these are now standard in commercial Italian, even if grammar handbooks treat them as informal.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ultime notizie \u2192 <strong>ultimissime<\/strong> notizie sul calciomercato.<br><em>Latest, very latest news on football transfers.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Occasione \u2192 <strong>occasionissima<\/strong> per Klose al 70&#8242;.<br><em>Big chance for Klose in the 70th minute.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Offerta \u2192 <strong>offertissima<\/strong> ponte 8 dicembre.<br><em>Super-offer for the December 8th long weekend.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Primo piano \u2192 di <strong>primissimo<\/strong> piano.<br><em>Absolute top-tier.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Recognising commercial italian comparatives and superlatives is useful for reading Italian newspapers and ad copy. Producing them yourself is fine in informal speech, but in a B2 essay or formal email, stick to the traditional <em>pi\u00f9 + adj + di\/che<\/em> or <em>-issimo<\/em> forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"useful-expressions\">Useful expressions: sempre pi\u00f9, in meglio, di quanto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the standard forms, Italian uses a few idiomatic patterns built on italian comparatives and superlatives. They are everyday expressions that B1 learners hear constantly but rarely produce. Adding them to your toolkit is the fastest way to sound less textbook and more native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sempre pi\u00f9 \/ sempre meno<\/strong>. Marks a quality that keeps growing or shrinking over time. The English equivalent is &#8220;more and more&#8221; or &#8220;less and less&#8221;, but Italian compresses it.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Le librerie indipendenti di Lucca diventano <strong>sempre pi\u00f9<\/strong> rare.<br><em>Independent bookshops in Lucca are becoming rarer and rarer.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 <strong>sempre meno<\/strong> paziente con i clienti che chiedono caff\u00e8.<br><em>Pietro is less and less patient with customers asking for coffee.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Cambiare in meglio \/ in peggio<\/strong>. Describes a state change for the better or worse. The construction needs <em>in<\/em>, never <em>al<\/em> or <em>per<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Da quando Caterina ha riaperto la sartoria, la via \u00e8 <strong>cambiata in meglio<\/strong>.<br><em>Since Caterina reopened the tailor&#8217;s shop, the street has changed for the better.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il tempo \u00e8 <strong>volto al peggio<\/strong> nel pomeriggio, e siamo rimasti a casa.<br><em>The weather turned for the worse in the afternoon, and we stayed home.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Di quanto + congiuntivo<\/strong>. Italian&#8217;s elegant way to compare a quality with a full verbal clause. The verb after <em>di quanto<\/em> goes to the subjunctive in formal writing, indicative in conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00abSostiene Pereira\u00bb \u00e8 pi\u00f9 breve <strong>di quanto pensassi<\/strong>.<br><em>\u00abSostiene Pereira\u00bb is shorter than I thought.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il treno per Trieste \u00e8 meno comodo <strong>di quanto sembri<\/strong> dalle foto.<br><em>The Trieste train is less comfortable than it looks in the photos.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina lavora pi\u00f9 ore <strong>di quanto immagini<\/strong> il marito.<br><em>Caterina works more hours than her husband imagines.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><strong>Pi\u00f9 \u2026 pi\u00f9 \/ meno \u2026 meno<\/strong>. The &#8220;the more X, the more Y&#8221; pattern. No connector between the two halves, unlike English.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pi\u00f9<\/strong> leggo Tabucchi, <strong>pi\u00f9<\/strong> mi convinco che sia il suo capolavoro.<br><em>The more I read Tabucchi, the more I think it&#8217;s his masterpiece.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Meno<\/strong> dorme, <strong>meno<\/strong> pazienza ha Pietro al mattino.<br><em>The less he sleeps, the less patient Pietro is in the morning.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>These four patterns fill the gap between knowing the rules of italian comparatives and superlatives and using them as a native speaker would. Listen for them in everyday Italian conversation: once you notice them, you will hear them everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian comparatives and superlatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One table, the whole italian comparatives and superlatives system. Keep it open while you draft your next descriptive paragraph in Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Grade<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Connector<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Comparativo di maggioranza<\/td><td>pi\u00f9 + adj<\/td><td>di \/ che<\/td><td>Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alta di Elena.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Comparativo di minoranza<\/td><td>meno + adj<\/td><td>di \/ che<\/td><td>Il libro \u00e8 meno lungo del previsto.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Comparativo di uguaglianza<\/td><td>tanto \u2026 quanto \/ come<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>Pietro \u00e8 gentile come sembra.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Superlativo relativo<\/td><td>il\/la pi\u00f9\/meno + adj<\/td><td>di \/ tra \/ fra<\/td><td>La sartoria pi\u00f9 antica di Lucca.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Superlativo assoluto -issimo<\/td><td>adj + -issimo<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>Una torta buonissima.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Superlativo assoluto perifrastico<\/td><td>molto \/ super- \/ stra- + adj<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>Strapieno, molto buono.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Organico buono<\/td><td>migliore \/ ottimo<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>Il libro \u00e8 ottimo, meglio del previsto.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Organico cattivo<\/td><td>peggiore \/ pessimo<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>Il caff\u00e8 era pessimo.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Organico grande<\/td><td>maggiore \/ massimo<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>L&#8217;attenzione massima ai dettagli.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Organico piccolo<\/td><td>minore \/ minimo<\/td><td>nessuno<\/td><td>Una differenza minima di prezzo.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three errors in italian comparatives and superlatives flag a B1 essay as written by a learner. Fixing them is fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistake 1.<\/strong> Using <em>che<\/em> when <em>di<\/em> is required. Wrong: <em>Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alta che Elena<\/em>. Correct: <em>Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alta di Elena<\/em>. With a bare noun or pronoun as second term, Italian wants <em>di<\/em>. Switch to <em>che<\/em> only with prepositions, two qualities, or two verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistake 2.<\/strong> Stacking intensifiers on an organic superlative. Wrong: <em>il libro \u00e8 molto ottimo<\/em>. Correct: <em>il libro \u00e8 ottimo<\/em>. The form <em>ottimo<\/em> is already the maximum of <em>buono<\/em>; adding <em>molto<\/em> in front is redundant. Same logic for <em>pessimo<\/em>, <em>massimo<\/em>, <em>minimo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistake 3.<\/strong> Confusing <em>migliore<\/em> (adjective, qualifies nouns) with <em>meglio<\/em> (adverb, qualifies verbs). Wrong: <em>Pietro \u00e8 meglio di Francesco<\/em>. Correct: <em>Pietro \u00e8 migliore di Francesco<\/em>. The reverse: <em>Pietro legge migliore di Francesco<\/em> is wrong; <em>Pietro legge meglio di Francesco<\/em> is right.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task2-comp\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #2.<\/strong> Choose the right italian comparatives and superlatives form for each gap.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina cucina ____ (migliore \/ meglio) di Pietro.<\/li>\n<li>Il romanzo era ____ (molto ottimo \/ ottimo), uno dei pi\u00f9 belli dell&#8217;anno.<\/li>\n<li>La sartoria di Lucca \u00e8 ____ (la pi\u00f9 \/ pi\u00f9 la) antica del centro.<\/li>\n<li>Elena \u00e8 ____ (tanto \/ cos\u00ec) appassionata di libri ____ (quanto \/ che) Caterina.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. meglio (adverb qualifies the verb cucina).<\/p>\n<p>2. ottimo (no molto on organic superlative).<\/p>\n<p>3. la pi\u00f9 (article + pi\u00f9 + adj, in this position).<\/p>\n<p>4. tanto \u2026 quanto (comparativo di uguaglianza).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">A small dialogue: at Pietro&#8217;s bookshop<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-comp\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Pietro, ho letto sia Tabucchi che Pennacchi questa settimana. Tabucchi \u00e8 pi\u00f9 lirico di Pennacchi, ma Pennacchi \u00e8 pi\u00f9 narrativo, scorre meglio. Quale dei due ti piace di pi\u00f9?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Difficile dire. Tabucchi \u00e8 il pi\u00f9 elegante dei due, sicuramente, ma Pennacchi \u00e8 pi\u00f9 ambizioso come romanziere. Sono diversi, non comparabili in fondo.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Per\u00f2 se dovessi consigliarne uno a Caterina, che legge meno di noi due, quale sceglieresti?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Tabucchi, senza dubbio. \u00c8 meno lungo, e poi &#8220;Sostiene Pereira&#8221; \u00e8 uno dei romanzi italiani pi\u00f9 importanti degli anni Novanta. Pennacchi richiede pi\u00f9 tempo e pi\u00f9 pazienza, e Caterina lavora tantissimo in sartoria di questi tempi.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Vero. Senti, e cosa pensi di Starnone, che ho preso la settimana scorsa? L&#8217;ho trovato ottimo, ma forse meno emozionante di Ferrante.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Starnone \u00e8 uno scrittore tanto preciso quanto sottile. Forse non ti coinvolge come Ferrante, ma la sua scrittura \u00e8 migliore tecnicamente. \u00c8 pi\u00f9 asciutto, pi\u00f9 controllato.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Capito. Allora prendo anche un altro Starnone. Quale mi consigli come secondo libro?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> &#8220;Confidenza&#8221; \u00e8 il pi\u00f9 recente e il pi\u00f9 corto. Te lo finisci in due sere, se sei una lettrice veloce come sembra. \u00c8 meno autobiografico degli altri suoi libri, ma altrettanto intenso.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Count the italian comparatives and superlatives Pietro and Elena slip into the conversation: <em>pi\u00f9 lirico di, pi\u00f9 narrativo, scorre meglio, di pi\u00f9, il pi\u00f9 elegante, pi\u00f9 ambizioso, meno di noi, meno lungo, uno dei pi\u00f9 importanti, pi\u00f9 tempo, pi\u00f9 pazienza, tantissimo, meno emozionante, tanto preciso quanto sottile, come Ferrante, migliore tecnicamente, pi\u00f9 asciutto, pi\u00f9 controllato, il pi\u00f9 recente, il pi\u00f9 corto, come sembra, meno autobiografico, altrettanto intenso<\/em>. 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               Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Italian Comparatives and Superlatives<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Select the wrong sentences<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"586\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_586\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Linda parla l&#039;inglese meglio di Fabrizio.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_586\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Il panorama a Portofino era molto bellissimo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_586\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Oggi il tempo \u00e8 terribile. Fa pi\u00f9 caldo di ieri.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_586\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Secondo me, la Sicilia \u00e8 meglio che la Toscana.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_586\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> I miei amici sono simpatici quanto i tuoi.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_586\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> L&#039;italiano \u00e8 pi\u00f9 musicale di lo spagnolo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><ul>\n<li>Il panorama a Portofino era molto bello \/ bellissimo.<\/li>\n<li>Secondo me, la Sicilia \u00e8 meglio della Toscana.<\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;italiano \u00e8 pi\u00f9 musicale dello spagnolo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><ul>\n<li>Il panorama a Portofino era molto bello \/ bellissimo.<\/li>\n<li>Secondo me, la Sicilia \u00e8 meglio della Toscana.<\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;italiano \u00e8 pi\u00f9 musicale dello spagnolo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Which one is right?<\/h1>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"587\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_587\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Giovanni suona la chitarra meglio di me.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_587\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Giovanni suona la chitarra migliore di me.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_587\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Rinaldo \u00e8 il peggiore calciatore della serie A.\r\n                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_587\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Rinaldo \u00e8 il peggio calciatore della serie A.\r\n<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_587\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Mi scusi, pu\u00f2 parlare pi\u00f9 pianamente?                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_587\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Mi scusi, pu\u00f2 parlare pi\u00f9 piano?\r\n&lt;hr \/&gt;                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Select the WRONG sentence<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"588\"\n                                data-type=\"single\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_588\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Abbiamo comprato un melone fresco fresco al mercato.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_588\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> In campeggio riesco sempre a dormire bello tranquillo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_588\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Monica Bellucci \u00e8 un&#039;attrice italiana molto bellissima.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_588\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Io e Marianna abbiamo lavorato moltissimo e siamo stanchi morti.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"radio\"\n                                                       name=\"question_180_588\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Venezia \u00e8 una citt\u00e0 decisamente affascinante.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><ul>\n<li>Monica Bellucci \u00e8 un&#8217;attrice italiana molto <del>bellissima<\/del> bella.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><ul>\n<li>Monica Bellucci \u00e8 un&#8217;attrice italiana molto <del>bellissima<\/del> bella.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u2611\ufe0f \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               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The answers below draw on real usage and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/grado-degli-aggettivi_%28La-grammatica-italiana%29\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Treccani entry on adjective degrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use di and when do I use che in italian comparatives and superlatives?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use di when the second term of comparison is a bare noun, a pronoun, or a time adverb (Caterina \u00e8 pi\u00f9 alta di Elena, pi\u00f9 tranquillo di prima). Use che in all other cases: when the second term is a noun preceded by a preposition (pi\u00f9 gentile con te che con i clienti), when you compare two qualities of the same subject (pi\u00f9 intelligente che studioso), when you compare two verbs or two adverbs (pi\u00f9 piacevole mangiare che cucinare). The test: ask what kind of element follows; if it has a preposition or is a verb, che wins.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What&#8217;s the difference between migliore and meglio?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Migliore is the adjective and qualifies a noun: un libro migliore, la migliore sartoria di Lucca. Meglio is the adverb and qualifies a verb: leggo meglio di sera, cucina meglio di me. The same logic applies to peggiore (adjective) and peggio (adverb). The frequent learner error is Pietro \u00e8 meglio di Francesco for Pietro \u00e8 migliore di Francesco, or Pietro legge migliore for Pietro legge meglio. Watch what the word qualifies and you will not slip.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I say molto ottimo or molto pessimo?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. Ottimo, pessimo, massimo, minimo are already superlative forms; adding molto in front is redundant and sounds like a mistake. Say il libro \u00e8 ottimo, not il libro \u00e8 molto ottimo. If you really want extra emphasis, switch to davvero ottimo or proprio ottimo. The same rule applies to other organic forms: maggiore, minore, migliore, peggiore.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are superlativi commerciali like occasionissima and ultimissimo?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian advertising and journalism have extended italian comparatives and superlatives in two directions: superlatives of nouns (occasionissima, offertissima, poltronissima) and superlatives of forms that are already maximal (ultimissimo, primissimo). Traditional grammar treats both as informal, but they are now standard in commercial Italian. You will read them constantly in shop windows, on sports newspapers, and in ad copy. In formal writing, stick to the traditional pi\u00f9 + adj + di\/che or -issimo forms.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Are there adjectives that have no comparative or superlative?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. Adjectives expressing absolute qualities cannot logically be graded: morto, vivo, eterno, infinito, perfetto, finito, principale, unico, vuoto, pieno (these last two are sometimes graded in informal speech for stylistic effect). You do not say pi\u00f9 morto or il pi\u00f9 infinito; the absolute meaning of the adjective excludes gradation. Similarly, adjectives derived from proper names of cities or regions (milanese, fiorentino, romano) usually resist comparative forms, except in playful contexts.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-articles\/\">Italian Articles<\/a>: needed for the relative superlative (il pi\u00f9, la meno, i migliori).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/tenses-italian-indicativo-mood\/\">Italian Indicativo Tenses<\/a>: the verb tenses behind every italian comparatives and superlatives example.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-relative-pronouns\/\">Italian Relative Pronouns<\/a>: <em>che<\/em> as comparator vs <em>che<\/em> as relative pronoun.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca<\/a>: institutional source for italian comparatives and superlatives debates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. The Italian system of italian comparatives and superlatives lets you say more, less, the most, the least, and &#8220;very&#8221; in three coordinated ways: a regular construction with pi\u00f9 and meno, an absolute superlative with -issimo, and a small set of irregular organic forms (migliore, peggiore, ottimo, pessimo). 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