Look at these cases of Adverbs in the Superlative:
Marie chante le plus fort.
Marie sings the loudest.
Il est celui qui mange le plus bruyamment.
He is the one who eats the loudest.
Je suis celui qui a couru le moins vite.
I am the one who ran the least fast.
Cet ordinateur marche le moins bien.
This computer works the least well.
Note that to form the Superlative of adverbs, it is similar to the Superlative of adjectives, EXCEPT you only use the definite article le plus / le moins (there is NO agreement with adverbs, as they have NO gender).
Jeanne parle le plus doucement.
Jeanne speaks the most softly.
You NEVER say ''Jeanne parle la plus doucemente.''
Here are other Superlative structures:
Le, la, les plus and le, la, les moins = the most and the least (superlatives of adjectives)
Meilleur, mieux, pire / plus mauvais, plus mal = better, best, worse and worst (irregular comparatives and superlatives)
And Comparative structures:
Plus... plus..., moins... moins... = the more...the more..., the less...the less... (comparisons with phrases)
Better and better, worse and worse = de mieux en mieux, de pire en pire (comparisons)
De plus en plus and de moins en moins = more and more and less and less (comparisons with adjectives, adverbs, verbs)
De plus en plus de and de moins en moins de = more and more and less and less (comparisons of nouns)
Making comparisons with adjectives: plus... que, aussi... que, moins... que
Making comparisons with adverbs: plus... que, aussi... que, moins... que
Making comparisons with verbs: plus que, autant que, moins que
Making comparisons with nouns: plus de... que, moins de... que, autant de... que
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
Je le ferai jeudi au plus tard.
I'll do it on Thursday at the latest.
Je suis celui qui a couru le moins vite.
I am the one who ran the least fast.
Il est celui qui mange le plus bruyamment.
He is the one who eats the loudest.
Cet ordinateur marche le moins bien.
This computer works the least well.
Marie chante le plus fort.
Marie sings the loudest.
Jeanne parle le plus doucement.
Jeanne speaks the most softly.
Q&A
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
4/01/18
Actually, I can't think of an example where "fortement" would be used with the superlative form in French.
I guess it's because "fortement" is used only in specific context (-> Je vous conseille fortement = I recommend strongly) which don't really work with superlative.
"Fort" being used to say "loudly" or "hard", it's more likely to be used in the superlative:
Je serre fort. Je serre le plus fort.
I squeeze tight, I squeeze the tightest.
I hope that's helpful!
Chris
Kwiziq community member
22/11/17
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
Cécile
Kwiziq language super star
10/04/18
Hi John,
Actually in 'le moins vite', 'vite' being an adverb its equivalent would be 'le plus lentement', meaning the same thing emphasis being on speed or lack of it:
Arrivez à votre destination le moins vite possible ( or le plus lentement possible)
'Lent' and its opposite 'rapide' are both adjectives.
Here are some examples :
C'est la voiture la plus rapide au monde.
C'est le moyen de transport le plus lent au monde.
Hope this helps!
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
15/05/17
It depends on context: "clairement" is usually used to express clarification, to make a notion or an explanation clearer (more understandable), whereas "nettement" is more physical (I see more neatly), or to mark a rupture, a clear (clear cut) difference from before.
"Tu as expliqué la leçon clairement." (You explained the lesson clearly.)
"Mon résultat est nettement différent du tien." (My result is clearly different from yours.)
If you gave me the context you're referring to, it would be easier for me to tall you for sure :)
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Judy
Kwiziq community member
17 April 2018
1 reply
Note that to form the Superlative of adverbs, it is similar to the Superlative of adjectives, EXCEPT you only use the definite article le plus / le mo
Note that to form the Superlative of adverbs, it is similar to the Superlative of adjectives, EXCEPT you only use the definite article le plus / le moins (there is NO agreement with adverbs, as they have NO gender). But one of the examples uses "au":Je le ferai jeudi au plus tard.I'll do it on Thursday at the latest.
Chris
Kwiziq community member
17 April 2018
17/04/18
Hi Judy,
Au = à le, hence au plus tard = à le plus tard.
You see, "au" is just the definite article in disguise ;)
-- Chris (not a native speaker).