Studying the word SUPER

Knowing what super means in English is easy. We have the same word in Portuguese after all. But did you know super can work as an adjective, adverb and even a noun? If you didn't, keep reading.

And here's an excellent example where the word super works as all those grammatical elements: The super is super demanding. But because he always wants the best, the quality of our work is always just super!

The word super as a noun, just like in the sentence you've just read, means superintendent. As an adverb, super works to make the adjective stronger in intensity, as in "this task is super overwhelming". And finally, super as an adjective means just what it means in Portuguese: excellent.

As a bonus, I have a very common expression with the word super, which is super-duper. That idiom sounds very childish to me, but you can use it to sound funny. If you call someone or something super-duper, you're saying they're excellent. Take a look: That's just super-duper. Couldn't have asked for better. That's all for now. Take care!