-est

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪst/

Suffix

morpheme

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

Japanese Meaning

形容詞や副詞の最上級を作るための接尾辞

Linguists observed that the suffix -est often attaches to short adjectives to form the superlative.

言語学者は、形容詞と副詞の最上級を作る接尾辞が短い形容詞に付いて最上級の形を作ることが多いと観察した。

Sense（1）

Used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs.

longest, biggest, fastest