Why is "el más menor" for "youngest brother" marked wrong?
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Barbara F.Kwiziq community member
Why is "el más menor" for "youngest brother" marked wrong?
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "How to say the best/the worst/the oldest/the youngest in Spanish (irregular superlatives)"
Asked 10 months ago
David L.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I think it's because 'el menor' is a superlative which means 'the youngest'.
If you say 'el más menor' it's like saying in English 'the most youngest' ... a sort of double superlative which doesn't sound right.
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Barbara
As David correctly explained, "menor" has the "more/most" meaning implicit, so you don't need to say it. The same goes for "mayor" meaning older/oldest. You wouldn't say "Antonio es el más mayor", but "Antonio es el mayor." (Antonio is the oldest.)
Saludos
Inma
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