Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Superlative-Form-and-Usage/az
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Superlative adjectives[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
In Mandarin Chinese, the superlative form of adjectives is formed by adding the character 最 (zuì) before the adjective. The word 最 (zuì) means "most."
Here is an example table:
Mandarin Chinese | Pronunciation | North Azerbaijani |
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最大 | zui4 da4 | ən böyük |
最小 | zui4 xiao3 | ən kiçik |
最好 | zui4 hao3 | ən yaxşı |
最坏 | zui4 huai4 | ən pis |
- 最大 (zui4 da4) means "biggest" or "largest."
- 最小 (zui4 xiao3) means "smallest."
- 最好 (zui4 hao3) means "best."
- 最坏 (zui4 huai4) means "worst."
Superlative adverbs[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
In Mandarin Chinese, the superlative form of adverbs is formed by adding the characters 最 (zuì) before the adverb. The word 最 (zuì) means "most."
Here is an example table:
Mandarin Chinese | Pronunciation | North Azerbaijani |
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最快 | zui4 kuai4 | ən sürətli |
最慢 | zui4 man4 | ən yavaş |
最好 | zui4 hao3 | ən yaxşı |
最差 | zui4 cha4 | ən pis |
- 最快 (zui4 kuai4) means "fastest."
- 最慢 (zui4 man4) means "slowest."
- 最好 (zui4 hao3) means "best."
- 最差 (zui4 cha4) means "worst."
Exceptions[redaktə | mənbəni redaktə et]
There are some exceptions to the rule of adding 最 (zuì) before adjectives and adverbs.
For example, the adjective 好 (hao3) has two superlative forms: 最好 (zui4 hao3) and 最棒 (zui4 bang4). Both mean "best."
Another example is the adverb 很 (hen3), which does not have a superlative form. Instead, the adverb 非常 (fei1 chang2) is used to mean "extremely."
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To summarize, in Mandarin Chinese, the superlative form of adjectives and adverbs is formed by adding the character 最 (zuì) before the adjective or adverb. There are some exceptions, such as the adjective 好 (hao3) and the adverb 很 (hen3).
Practice forming superlative adjectives and adverbs using the examples above and other vocabulary words you know.