Editing Italian grammar (section)

===Degrees of comparison===
Italian has three [[degrees of comparison]]: [[comparative]], relative [[superlative]] and absolute superlative.{{Clarify|reason=below are mentioned or indicated: 1) più alto di te [comparative]; 2) alto come te [comparative]; 3) troppo bueno [absolute comparative]; 4) più alto fra gli uomini [relative superlative]; 5) intelligentissimo [absolute superlative]; 6) molto sporco [absolute superlative]; 7) assai sporco [absolute superlative]; this looks like two comparatives plus one absolute comparative plus one relative superlative plus three absolute superlatives – so seven degrees of comparison – to me; so both the count and the terms here differ from the text below|date=September 2020}}

The comparative and relative superlative are formed with ''più'' ('more', 'most'); for instance:
* ''sono '''più alto''' di te'' ("I am taller than you")
* ''sono '''il più alto''' fra gli uomini'' ("I am the tallest of men")

Vice versa when expressing inferiority, ''meno'' ('less, fewer') is used; for instance:
* ''sono''' il meno forte''' del campionato'' ("I am the least strong of the championship")
* ''tu sei '''meno alto''' di me ''("You are less tall than me")

Another comparative form is made with the word ''come'' ('as', 'like'); for instance:
* ''sono alto come te'' ("I am as tall as you")

The ''absolute comparative'' is formed by placing ''troppo'' ('too') before the adjective; for instance: 
* ''sei troppo buono'' ("you are too good").

The ''absolute superlative'', derived from the Latin synthetic superlative in ''-issimus'', is formed by adding ''-issimo'' to an adjective: ''intelligente'' ('intelligent'), ''intelligent'''issimo''''' ('very intelligent'); ''sporco'' ('dirty') ''sporch'''issimo''''' ('very dirty'). If the two letters before the last vowel are ''pr'' or ''br'' (e.g. ''aspro'', ''celebre''), the ''r'' is removed and ''-errimo'' is the suffix used (''asp'''errimo''''', ''celeb'''errimo''''') ('very sour', 'very famous'). Another way to form the ''absolute superlative'' is to place either ''molto'' or ''assai'' ('very') before the adjective. For instance ''sporchissimo'' and ''molto sporco'' ('very dirty') are the same, although the form ending in ''issimo'' is usually perceived as more emphatic; that is, ''sporchissimo'' is dirtier than ''molto sporco''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Some adjectives have irregular comparatives (although with regularly-formed variants also in common use), such as
* ''buono'' ('good'), ''migliore'' / ''più buono'' ('better' or 'best'), ''ottimo'' / ''buonissimo'' ('very good')
* ''cattivo'' ('bad'), ''peggiore'' / ''più cattivo'' ('worse' or 'worst'), ''pessimo'' / ''cattivissimo'' ('very bad')
* ''grande'' ('big'), ''maggiore'' / ''più grande'' ('bigger'), ''massimo'' / ''grandissimo'' ('very big')
* ''piccolo'' ('small'), ''minore'' / ''più piccolo'' ('smaller'), ''minimo'' / ''piccolissimo'' ('very small')