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наибо́лее

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    the most, most

    Э́то наибо́лее ва́жный вопро́с.

    This is the most important question.

    Used before adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative; more formal-sounding than самый. Compare больше всего.

Usage info

A superlative adverb. The differences compared to самый: наиболее is more common in academic or scientific contexts; it only has an adverbial form, unlike самый which can decline for case; and самый can mean "the very, the exact" while наиболее does not carry this meaning.

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • thinkpad20 edited translation, usage info and related words 5 months ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.