Maximum within a comparison set
A relative superlative locates one member at an extreme of an understood or stated group.
- Russian has analytic, synthetic, and comparative-based strategies. Their register and meaning are not identical.
| Strategy | Example | Core use |
|---|---|---|
| са́мый + adjective | са́мый высо́кий дом | productive neutral superlative |
| наибо́лее + adjective | наибо́лее ва́жный вопро́с | formal/analytic |
| synthetic | важне́йший вопро́с | superlative or very-important reading |
| lexical | лу́чший отве́т | best |
| comparative + всех | Он вы́ше всех. | highest/taller than everyone |
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3.16 · Maximum within a comparison set · table 1
са́мый + adjective · са́мый высо́кий дом · productive neutral superlativeнаибо́лее + adjective · наибо́лее ва́жный вопро́с · formal/analyticMini-check
Identify the comparison set in са́мый высо́кий дом го́рода. Is важне́йший always strictly 'the most important'?
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- Say the Russian examples aloud, cover the model, and retrieve the pattern once before continuing.