Superlative Question

Question

¿Cómo se dice "Miguel and Antonio are the worst students of the class"? ¿Es -> Miguel y Antonio son los peores estudiantes de la clase? Gracias

perfecto, bienvenido al foro - 00494d19, May 1, 2010

Answer 1

Yes , it is like that. Miguel y Antonio son los peores estudiantes de la clase...

none of the tutorials explain this clearly :(, not even my school book - lewiex, May 1, 2010

well, it's like that! everytime think like ; Soy la mejor! Somos los mejores! etc. that kind of adj. are used like that, es así ;) - culé, May 1, 2010

Answer 2

Does this one depend on your point of view? I'm not really doubting the answer, evidently ser is what they want. I'm just wondering if it's totally impossible to use estar or not.

Can't it be like one's mood, where you would use estar because mood might change? If I say someone has an unhappy nature I use ser, but if they are currently unhappy I use estar. So what if at some time the worst student decided to work hard and become the best student? It can happen. (Although maybe it more often happens the other way around, when boys and girls discover each other and work decreases in significance. )

I'm not so sure about that.. :) - culé, May 1, 2010

Answer 3

I think you may want estar here as their condition is (ojalá) temporary? Someone more experienced will be along soon I'm sure.

Bienvenido al foro.

It's actually for my Spanish class and it gives me a fill in it says Miguel y Antonio son ____ estudiantes de la clase. - lewiex, May 1, 2010

No it is not estar. Because being the best or the worst is not a temporary situation. - culé, May 1, 2010

Eeeek! No hope for improvements then? ;) - galsally, May 1, 2010

nope ;) - culé, May 1, 2010