Spanish word

muchísimo

Pronunciation

IPA/muˈtʃisimo/

Meaning

  • adverbreally

Example

Me gusta muchísimo este libro.

I really like this book.

Illustration for muchísimo (really)

More examples

Hay muchísimo tráfico hoy.

There is so much traffic today.

Core concept

A giant exclamation mark.

Common phrases

  • me ayuda muchísimo

    helps me enormously

  • lo siento muchísimo

    feel extremely sorry

  • hay muchísimo trabajo

    so much work

  • te quiero muchísimo

    love you immensely

Similar words

mucho: Is large in amount or degree.
muy: Is high in degree or intensity.
bastante: Is fairly large in degree or amount, often implying sufficiency.
demasiado: Is excessive in degree or amount, implying too much.

Definition in Spanish

Expresa un grado muy alto de intensidad o cantidad.

Word origin

Muchísimo derives from mucho plus the emphatic suffix -ísimo, ultimately from Latin -issimus, and therefore signals an extreme degree of intensity.

Usage tips

  • When modifying adjectives it typically appears before the adjective (es muchísimo mejor) and when modifying verbs it follows the verb (me gusta muchísimo), and it never agrees in gender or number.

Other meanings

  • so muchadverb
  • very muchadverb

Opposites

  • poquísimovery littleadverb
  • nadanot at alladverb

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