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Superlatives (Day 65) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-07100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 65

Superlatives (最上級)


🧠 What are Superlatives?

Superlatives express “the most”.

👉 “the best / the biggest / the most”


🔤 Basic Pattern

Pattern

Meaning

A が いちばん Adjective

A is the most


🔊 Key Point

• いちばん = the most
• が marks the subject
• Very common in conversation

👉 Simple and powerful


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• A が いちばん Adjective

Examples:

• すし が いちばん おいしい
= sushi is the most delicious

• にほん が いちばん すき
= I like Japan the most


📝 Example Sentences

  • これ が いちばん やすい。
    = this is the cheapest
  • なつ が いちばん あつい。
    = summer is the hottest

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Using は instead of が
• Forgetting いちばん
• Wrong adjective

👉 Pattern matters


📚 Learn Faster

• Compare many things
• Pick “best” items
• Say out loud
• Repeat often

👉 Personal opinions help


🎯 Practice

👉 すし / ラーメン
👉 なつ / ふゆ

Make 3 superlative sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Complete

No.

Sentence

Answer

1

すし ___ いちばん おいしい

?

2

これ ___ いちばん やすい

?

3

なつ ___ いちばん あつい

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

4

すし が いちばん おいしい

?

5

これ が いちばん やすい

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

6

sushi is the best

?

7

this is the cheapest

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

2

3

4

sushi is the most delicious

5

this is the cheapest

6

すし が いちばん おいしい

7

これ が いちばん やすい


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 66: Frequency Words