Let’s learn how to build words like bellissimo and buonissimo, that is, the absolute superlative (it. superlativo assoluto). It’s very simple!
The absolute superlative
La tua casa รจ bellissima!
The suffix -issimo, just like molto, means a lot and expresses a very high degree of a property. To form the absolute superlative, you just need to take the adjective, remove the -o or -e ending, add -issimo, and align it with gender and number.
| Normal adjective | Absolute superlative | ||
| bello | bellissimo | La tua casa รจ bellissima | Your house is beautiful |
| grande | grandissimo | Le camere sono grandissime | The rooms are very large |
Bellissimo or molto bello?
Bellissimo and molto bello as well as grandissimo and molto grande basically mean the same, but -issimo is stronger than molto: Una casa bellissima is therefore more beautiful than una casa molto bella!
