SUPERLIMORIAL ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS IN LPQR
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The superlative form of adjectives is formed using the word "samǐj"
Nikolaj - samǐj siljnǐj iz eto grupa (Nikolaj is the strongest of the group)
The superlative form of adverbs is formed using the following constructions:
<comparative>+"cjem vsje"
<comparative>+"cjem vsjo"
(These constructions are also used as a second way to form the superlative form of adjectives
Niikolaj siljnjeje cjem vsje v grupa-u-njevo - Nikolaj is the strongest of his group (literally: Nikolaj is stronger than everybody in his group )
The construction with "cjem vsje" is used when comparing with other people or objects, or when singling out one person in a group:
On kušat mnogjeje cjem vsje. - He eats the most. He eats more than everyone else. (Comparison with other people.)
Ona pjet horošjeje cjem vsje - She sings the best.She sings better than anyone else. (Comparison with other singer people.)
On igrat plohjeje cjem vsje - He plays the worst. He plays worse than anyone else. (Comparison with other people.)
On spat maljeje čjem vsje - He sleeps the least. He sleeps less than anyone else. (Comparison with other people.)
Construction with "cjem vsjo" sed when speaking about something to the greatest/least degree, about preferences or the degree of manifestation of a quality, without comparing with other people:
Ja ljubit čitatj boljšeje cjem vsjo - I like reading the most. (What exactly do I like the most? Reading.)
On maljeje cjem vsjo ljubit rano vstavatj - He likes getting up early the least. (What exactly does he like the least?)
To polučatsja u-njevo horošeje cjem vsjo, risovatj. - What he's best at is drawing. (What he's best at.)
To u-mjenje plohjeje čjem vsjo, mathematika. - What I'm worst at is math. (What I'm worst at.)