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superlative of "fajny"


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Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♂ 		 Jun 9, 10, 12:09    #1
Hello,

How should I say the superlative of "fajny" ? Can I say "najfajniejszy" or does it require using "najbardziej" instead?

Thanks in advance
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Joined: Sep 21, 06 ♂ 		 Jun 9, 10, 12:21    #2
'Najfajniejszy' is correct.
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Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂ 		 Jun 9, 10, 12:52    #3
Fajny --> Fajniejszy --> Najfajniejszy
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Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♂ 		Edited by: Moonlighting  Jun 9, 10, 14:25    #4
SzwedwPolsce:
Fajny --> Fajniejszy --> Najfajniejszy

Yeah I know how the general rule works : [adjective] --> [adjective]+(iej)szy --> naj+[adjective]+(iej)szy

But some adjectives do not accept this and the comparison and superlative follow another method :

[adjective] --> bardziej [adjective] --> najbardziej [adjective]
and the negative counterpart : mniej --> najmniej
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Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂ 		 Jun 9, 10, 15:47    #5
A good way to determine if it's correct is to Google it, and see how many hits you get.
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Moonlighting:
But some adjectives do not accept this


This one does. 'Najfajniejszy' is perfectly correct.

Cinek
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Joined: Feb 3, 09 ♂ 		 Jun 10, 10, 11:59    #7
When I was a little brat I used "fajowski" ;) (or "fajoski" when I was unable to spell it properly)
alexw68  Jun 10, 10, 17:30    #8
But some adjectives do not accept this and the comparison and superlative follow another method :

[adjective] --> bardziej [adjective] --> najbardziej [adjective]
and the negative counterpart : mniej --> najmniej

Both adverbs, mate.
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Joined: Apr 28, 07 ♂ 		 Jun 10, 10, 18:11    #9
alexw68:
Both adverbs, mate.

You didn't understand what I wrote. I meant that some comparisons, instead of being constructed as the adjective followed by the particle -szy, are constructed with an expression made of the word "bardziej" (and, yes, it's an adverb) followed by the adjective.
alexw68  Jun 10, 10, 18:21    #10
Fair cop. Oops.

It's the same in English but it's more a rule of thumb than a true deterministic rule - generally the longer adjectives do that, and those that end in /s/ sound

eg famous, more famous ...

(But a write up of the Spanish Armada victory in 1588 complains of the storm that 'robbed the English fleet of the famousest victory it might have had')
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alexw68:
eg famous, more famous ... (But a write up of the Spanish Armada victory in 1588 complains of the storm that 'robbed the English fleet of the famousest victory it might have had')

Which is why you should always win each battle at all costs ;-)


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