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French builds it by putting a definite article in front of the comparative marker ",[60,61,62],"strong",{},"plus"," or ",[60,65,66],{},"moins",". The article agrees with the noun, the adjective agrees too, and for adjectives that follow the noun the article ends up written twice.",[69,70,72],"h2",{"id":71},"formation-article-plus-moins-adjective","Formation: article + plus \u002F moins + adjective",[56,74,75,76,79,80,83],{},"The core shape is ",[60,77,78],{},"le \u002F la \u002F les"," + ",[60,81,82],{},"plus \u002F moins"," + adjective. Both the article and the adjective agree with the noun.",[85,86,87,103],"table",{},[88,89,90],"thead",{},[91,92,93,97,100],"tr",{},[94,95,96],"th",{},"Noun gender \u002F number",[94,98,99],{},"Superlative",[94,101,102],{},"English",[104,105,106,118,128,138],"tbody",{},[91,107,108,112,115],{},[109,110,111],"td",{},"masculine singular",[109,113,114],{},"le plus grand",[109,116,117],{},"the biggest",[91,119,120,123,126],{},[109,121,122],{},"feminine singular",[109,124,125],{},"la plus grande",[109,127,117],{},[91,129,130,133,136],{},[109,131,132],{},"masculine plural",[109,134,135],{},"les plus grands",[109,137,117],{},[91,139,140,143,146],{},[109,141,142],{},"feminine plural",[109,144,145],{},"les plus grandes",[109,147,117],{},[149,150,151,157,162,167],"ul",{},[152,153,154,156],"li",{},[60,155,114],{}," (the biggest, masc sg)",[152,158,159,161],{},[60,160,125],{}," (the biggest, fem sg)",[152,163,164,166],{},[60,165,135],{}," (the biggest, masc pl)",[152,168,169,172],{},[60,170,171],{},"les plus petites"," (the smallest, fem pl)",[56,174,175,176,178,179,181],{},"For \"the least\", swap ",[60,177,62],{}," for ",[60,180,66],{},":",[149,183,184,190,196],{},[152,185,186,189],{},[60,187,188],{},"le moins cher"," (the least expensive)",[152,191,192,195],{},[60,193,194],{},"la moins interessante"," (the least interesting)",[152,197,198,201],{},[60,199,200],{},"les moins fatigues"," (the least tired)",[56,203,204,205,210],{},"The adjective still obeys every agreement rule from the ",[206,207,209],"a",{"href":208},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar\u002Fadjective-agreement","adjective agreement page",". The superlative adds an article on top; it doesn't change how the adjective itself agrees.",[69,212,214],{"id":213},"position-and-the-repeated-article","Position and the repeated article",[56,216,217],{},"This is the part that trips people up. Where the superlative sits depends on where the plain adjective sits, and that decides whether the article appears once or twice.",[56,219,220,223],{},[60,221,222],{},"Adjectives that go before the noun"," (the BAGS set: bon, grand, petit, jeune, beau, and so on) keep the superlative before the noun, with one article:",[149,225,226,232,238],{},[152,227,228,231],{},[60,229,230],{},"le plus grand probleme"," (the biggest problem)",[152,233,234,237],{},[60,235,236],{},"la plus petite chambre"," (the smallest room)",[152,239,240,243],{},[60,241,242],{},"le plus beau jardin"," (the most beautiful garden)",[56,245,246,249,250,253],{},[60,247,248],{},"Adjectives that go after the noun"," keep the superlative after the noun, and the definite article is ",[60,251,252],{},"repeated"," - once for the noun, once for the superlative:",[149,255,256,262,268,274],{},[152,257,258,261],{},[60,259,260],{},"la ville la plus grande"," (the biggest city)",[152,263,264,267],{},[60,265,266],{},"le livre le plus interessant"," (the most interesting book)",[152,269,270,273],{},[60,271,272],{},"les voitures les plus rapides"," (the fastest cars)",[152,275,276,279],{},[60,277,278],{},"la question la moins importante"," (the least important question)",[85,281,282,294],{},[88,283,284],{},[91,285,286,289,292],{},[94,287,288],{},"Pattern",[94,290,291],{},"Example",[94,293,102],{},[104,295,296,306,316],{},[91,297,298,301,303],{},[109,299,300],{},"pre-nominal, one art",[109,302,230],{},[109,304,305],{},"the biggest problem",[91,307,308,311,313],{},[109,309,310],{},"post-nominal, two arts",[109,312,260],{},[109,314,315],{},"the biggest city",[91,317,318,320,323],{},[109,319,310],{},[109,321,322],{},"le restaurant le plus cher",[109,324,325],{},"the most expensive restaurant",[56,327,328,329,331,332,335],{},"The doubled article is correct, not a typo. ",[60,330,260],{}," literally stacks \"the city\" and \"the most big\". You can sometimes hear ",[60,333,334],{},"la plus grande ville"," as well, pulling the adjective forward into the pre-nominal slot, but the repeated-article version is the safe textbook form for post-nominal adjectives.",[69,337,339],{"id":338},"in-after-a-superlative-is-de-not-dans","\"in\" after a superlative is de, not dans",[56,341,342,343,346,347,350,351,181],{},"English says \"the tallest ",[60,344,345],{},"in"," the class\". French uses ",[60,348,349],{},"de",", not ",[60,352,353],{},"dans",[149,355,356,362,368,374],{},[152,357,358,361],{},[60,359,360],{},"le plus grand de la classe"," (the tallest in the class)",[152,363,364,367],{},[60,365,366],{},"le meilleur restaurant de la ville"," (the best restaurant in town)",[152,369,370,373],{},[60,371,372],{},"la plus belle plage du monde"," (the most beautiful beach in the world)",[152,375,376,379],{},[60,377,378],{},"l'eleve le plus serieux de l'ecole"," (the most serious pupil in the school)",[56,381,382,383,386,387,390],{},"Think of it as \"the tallest ",[60,384,385],{},"of"," the class\" and you'll pick the right word every time. ",[60,388,389],{},"dans la classe"," would mean physically inside the room, which is not what a superlative is claiming.",[69,392,394],{"id":393},"the-irregulars-meilleur-pire-mieux","The irregulars: meilleur, pire, mieux",[56,396,397,398,402,403,405],{},"The same three irregulars from the ",[206,399,401],{"href":400},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar\u002Fcomparatives","comparatives page"," carry straight into the superlative. They take an article but never take ",[60,404,62],{},".",[85,407,408,419],{},[88,409,410],{},[91,411,412,415,417],{},[94,413,414],{},"Base",[94,416,99],{},[94,418,102],{},[104,420,421,432,443],{},[91,422,423,426,429],{},[109,424,425],{},"bon (adjective)",[109,427,428],{},"le meilleur",[109,430,431],{},"the best",[91,433,434,437,440],{},[109,435,436],{},"mauvais (adj)",[109,438,439],{},"le pire",[109,441,442],{},"the worst",[91,444,445,448,451],{},[109,446,447],{},"bien (adverb)",[109,449,450],{},"le mieux",[109,452,453],{},"the best (adverb)",[56,455,456,458],{},[60,457,428],{}," is an adjective and agrees with the noun in gender and number:",[149,460,461,467,473,479],{},[152,462,463,466],{},[60,464,465],{},"le meilleur restaurant"," (the best restaurant)",[152,468,469,472],{},[60,470,471],{},"la meilleure idee"," (the best idea)",[152,474,475,478],{},[60,476,477],{},"les meilleurs joueurs"," (the best players)",[152,480,481,484],{},[60,482,483],{},"les meilleures notes"," (the best marks)",[56,486,487,489,490,493,494,497],{},[60,488,439],{}," is the worst. It has no separate feminine form - just ",[60,491,492],{},"le pire \u002F la pire"," with the same word, and ",[60,495,496],{},"les pires"," in the plural:",[149,499,500,506,512],{},[152,501,502,505],{},[60,503,504],{},"le pire moment"," (the worst moment)",[152,507,508,511],{},[60,509,510],{},"la pire erreur"," (the worst mistake)",[152,513,514,517],{},[60,515,516],{},"les pires nouvelles"," (the worst news)",[56,519,520,521,524,525,527],{},"You can also say ",[60,522,523],{},"le plus mauvais"," in many contexts; ",[60,526,439],{}," is slightly more formal and more emphatic.",[56,529,530,532,533,536],{},[60,531,450],{}," is the superlative ",[60,534,535],{},"adverb"," and is invariable - one form, used with verbs:",[149,538,539,545,551],{},[152,540,541,544],{},[60,542,543],{},"c'est elle qui travaille le mieux"," (she's the one who works best)",[152,546,547,550],{},[60,548,549],{},"c'est lui qui chante le mieux"," (he sings the best)",[152,552,553,556],{},[60,554,555],{},"de tous les plats, c'est celui-ci que j'aime le mieux"," (of all the dishes, this is the one I like best)",[69,558,560],{"id":559},"meilleur-vs-mieux-the-split-that-matters","meilleur vs mieux: the split that matters",[56,562,563],{},"English has one word, \"best\", for both. French splits it, and the split is the same one you met in the comparatives:",[149,565,566,579],{},[152,567,568,570,571,574,575,578],{},[60,569,428],{}," = best ",[60,572,573],{},"adjective",", sits with a noun, agrees: ",[60,576,577],{},"le meilleur film"," (the best film).",[152,580,581,570,583,585,586,589],{},[60,582,450],{},[60,584,535],{},", sits with a verb, never agrees: ",[60,587,588],{},"il joue le mieux"," (he plays the best).",[56,591,592,593,596,597,600,601,405],{},"If \"best\" describes a noun, you want ",[60,594,595],{},"meilleur",". If \"best\" describes how someone does something (a verb), you want ",[60,598,599],{},"mieux",". The bon \u002F bien adjective-adverb pair behaves exactly like English good \u002F well, and the superlatives inherit that same divide. The full comparative side of this is on the ",[206,602,401],{"href":400},[69,604,606],{"id":605},"superlatives-of-adverbs","Superlatives of adverbs",[56,608,609,610,613,614,63,616,618,619,622],{},"For adverbs, put ",[60,611,612],{},"le"," in front of ",[60,615,62],{},[60,617,66],{}," and the ",[60,620,621],{},"le is frozen"," - it never agrees, because there's no noun to agree with.",[149,624,625,631,637,643],{},[152,626,627,630],{},[60,628,629],{},"elle court le plus vite"," (she runs the fastest)",[152,632,633,636],{},[60,634,635],{},"c'est lui qui vient le plus souvent"," (he's the one who comes most often)",[152,638,639,642],{},[60,640,641],{},"parle le moins fort possible"," (speak as quietly as possible)",[152,644,645,648],{},[60,646,647],{},"c'est cette route qu'on prend le plus rarement"," (that's the road we take least often)",[56,650,651,652,654,655,657,658,660],{},"The same invariable ",[60,653,612],{}," is what you see in ",[60,656,450],{}," - an adverb superlative wears a frozen ",[60,659,612],{}," whatever the subject.",[69,662,664],{"id":663},"worked-examples","Worked examples",[149,666,667,673,679,685,691,697,703],{},[152,668,669,672],{},[60,670,671],{},"Paris est la plus grande ville de France."," (Paris is the biggest city in France.)",[152,674,675,678],{},[60,676,677],{},"C'est le probleme le plus difficile de l'examen."," (It's the most difficult problem in the exam.)",[152,680,681,684],{},[60,682,683],{},"Elle a eu les meilleures notes de la classe."," (She got the best marks in the class.)",[152,686,687,690],{},[60,688,689],{},"C'est le pire film que j'aie jamais vu."," (It's the worst film I've ever seen.)",[152,692,693,696],{},[60,694,695],{},"De toute l'equipe, c'est lui qui joue le mieux."," (Of the whole team, he's the one who plays best.)",[152,698,699,702],{},[60,700,701],{},"Le TGV est le train le plus rapide du pays."," (The TGV is the fastest train in the country.)",[152,704,705,708],{},[60,706,707],{},"C'est elle qui repond le plus vite."," (She's the one who answers the fastest.)",[69,710,712],{"id":711},"common-mistakes-english-speakers-make","Common mistakes English speakers make",[56,714,715,716,718,719,722,723,725,726,722,729,731,732,735,736,738,739,735,742,744,745,747,748,750,751,753,754,756,757,759,760,762,763,350,765,405],{},"Using ",[60,717,353],{}," for \"in\" after a superlative: ",[60,720,721],{},"le plus grand dans la classe"," is wrong, it's ",[60,724,360],{},". Dropping the repeated article on post-nominal adjectives: ",[60,727,728],{},"la ville plus grande",[60,730,260],{},". Saying ",[60,733,734],{},"le plus bon"," instead of ",[60,737,428],{},", or ",[60,740,741],{},"le plus bien",[60,743,450],{}," - the irregulars never take plus. And confusing ",[60,746,595],{}," with ",[60,749,599],{},": if it sits with a noun use ",[60,752,428],{}," (le meilleur joueur), if it sits with a verb use ",[60,755,450],{}," (il joue le mieux). Finally, agreeing the ",[60,758,612],{}," on an adverb superlative: it stays ",[60,761,612],{}," even with a feminine subject - ",[60,764,629],{},[60,766,767],{},"la plus vite",[69,769,771],{"id":770},"see-also","See also",[149,773,774,780,785],{},[152,775,776,777,779],{},"The ",[206,778,401],{"href":400}," covers plus, moins, aussi + adjective and the same three irregulars in their comparative form.",[152,781,776,782,784],{},[206,783,209],{"href":208}," covers the gender and number agreement the superlative adjective still follows.",[152,786,776,787,791],{},[206,788,790],{"href":789},"\u002Ffrench\u002Fgrammar","French grammar cheatsheet"," covers the wider A1-B2 grammar map.",{"title":793,"searchDepth":794,"depth":794,"links":795},"",2,[796,797,798,799,800,801,802,803,804],{"id":71,"depth":794,"text":72},{"id":213,"depth":794,"text":214},{"id":338,"depth":794,"text":339},{"id":393,"depth":794,"text":394},{"id":559,"depth":794,"text":560},{"id":605,"depth":794,"text":606},{"id":663,"depth":794,"text":664},{"id":711,"depth":794,"text":712},{"id":770,"depth":794,"text":771},"B1-B2","French superlatives le plus \u002F le moins + adjective, with the article repeated for post-nominal adjectives (la ville la plus grande). The irregulars le meilleur (best, adjective), le pire (worst), le mieux (best, adverb), de for 'in', and superlative adverbs.","md",[809,812,815],{"q":810,"a":811},"How do you form the superlative in French?","Put a definite article (le, la, les) in front of plus or moins, then the adjective: le plus grand (the biggest), la plus petite (the smallest), les plus chers (the most expensive). The article agrees with the noun in gender and number, and the adjective agrees as well, so both pieces move together. For 'the least', swap plus for moins: le moins interessant (the least interesting). The same shape works for adverbs, but there the le is frozen: elle court le plus vite (she runs the fastest).",{"q":813,"a":814},"Why does the article appear twice in 'la ville la plus grande'?","Because grand is an adjective that normally follows the noun, and the superlative keeps that position. So you get the noun with its own article (la ville), then the superlative built on a second article (la plus grande): la ville la plus grande (the biggest city). Adjectives that go before the noun, like grand in some fixed senses or petit, don't repeat the article - le plus grand probleme (the biggest problem) has just one. The doubling is a feature of post-nominal adjectives, not a mistake.",{"q":816,"a":817},"What is the difference between le meilleur and le mieux?","Le meilleur is the superlative adjective ('the best'), used with nouns and agreeing with them: le meilleur restaurant (the best restaurant), la meilleure idee (the best idea), les meilleurs joueurs (the best players). Le mieux is the superlative adverb ('the best'), used with verbs and frozen in one form: c'est elle qui travaille le mieux (she's the one who works best), c'est lui qui chante le mieux (he sings the best). English uses 'best' for both; French splits them, and the split mirrors the meilleur \u002F mieux comparative pair.","higher","The superlative is the comparative with a definite article bolted on: le plus grand (the biggest), le moins cher (the least expensive). The article agrees with the noun and the adjective agrees too, so you can get a double-marked phrase like la ville la plus grande, where the article appears twice. Three irregulars carry over from the comparatives - le meilleur (best, adjective), le pire (worst), le mieux (best, adverb) - and 'in' after a superlative is de, never dans. 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