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The biggest, the best

ከሁሉ ትልቁ፣ ከሁሉ የተሻለው

Compare one thing with all the others using -est and the most.

How it works

Use superlatives to compare one thing with all the others in a group.

አንድን ነገር ከቡድኑ ውስጥ ካሉት ሁሉ ጋር ለማወዳደር superlatives እንጠቀማለን።

Short words: the + -est · አጭር ቃላት፦ the + -est

old → the oldest · big → the biggest · happy → the happiest

ከሁሉ አሮጌው · ከሁሉ ትልቁ · ከሁሉ ደስተኛው

Long words: the most · ረጅም ቃላት፦ the most

expensive → the most expensive · beautiful → the most beautiful

ከሁሉ ውዱ · ከሁሉ ውቡ

Irregular: good → the best · bad → the worst

መደበኛ ያልሆኑ፦ ከሁሉ የተሻለው · ከሁሉ የከፋው

Don't forget the: She is the best student (not She is best student).

the ን አይርሱ፦ She is the best student።

Examples

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  1. Ras Dashen is the highest mountain in Ethiopia.

    ራስ ዳሽን በኢትዮጵያ ከሁሉ ከፍተኛው ተራራ ነው።

  2. This is the cheapest phone in the shop.

    ይህ በሱቁ ውስጥ ከሁሉ ርካሹ ስልክ ነው።

  3. Hana is the youngest in her family.

    ሀና በቤተሰቧ ውስጥ ከሁሉ ታናሽ ናት።

  4. That was the best day of my life!

    ያ በሕይወቴ ከሁሉ የተሻለው ቀን ነበር!

  5. Friday is the busiest day at the market.

    ዓርብ በገበያው ከሁሉ የተጨናነቀው ቀን ነው።

  6. This is the most expensive hotel in the city.

    ይህ በከተማዋ ከሁሉ ውዱ ሆቴል ነው።

Practice· ልምምድ

Question 1 of 6
Ras Dashen is ___ mountain in Ethiopia.