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learning target |
Aim of this topic is to express that something is better / faster / more beautiful .... than something else and
to express that something is the best / fastest / most beautiful ...
German | English |
Tom ist schneller als Nelson. | Tom is faster than Nelson. |
rules |
comparison of regular adjectives
positive | comparative | superlative |
adjective | adjective + er | (am) + adjective + st |
examples:
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positive | comparative | superlative | positive | comparative | superlative | |
schnell | schneller | am schnellsten | fast | faster | fastest | |
neu | neuer | am neuesten | new | newer | newest | |
langsam | langsamer | am langsamsten | slow | slower | slowest |
1.) Adjectives which end with "t", "d", "s", "ss", "ß", "x" or "z" require an additional "e" before the "st" in the superlative degree. |
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positive | comparative | superlative | positive | comparative | superlative | |
leicht | leichter | am leichtesten | easy | easier | esiest | |
verrückt | verrückter | am verrücktesten | crazy | crazier | craziest | |
nett | netter | am nettesten | nice | nicer | nicest |
2.) There is no "more or "most" for multi-syllable abjectives like in English. |
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positive | comparative | superlative | positive | comparative | superlative | |
bunt | bunter | am buntesten | colourful | more colourful | most colourful | |
bequem | bequemer | am bequemsten | comfortable | more comfortable | most comfortable | |
langweilig | langweiliger | am langweiligsten | boring | more boring | most boring |
comparison of irregular adjectives
There are a few adjectives which don't follow any rule. They have to be learnt by heart.
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positive | comparative | superlative | positive | comparative | superlative | |
bald | eher | am ehesten | soon | sooner | soonest | |
gern | lieber | am liebsten | gladly | more gladly | most gladly | |
groß | größer | am größten | big | bigger | biggest | |
gut | besser | am besten | good | better | best | |
hoch | höher | am höchsten | high | higher | highest | |
nah | näher | am nächsten | near | nearer | nearest | |
viel | mehr | am meisten | much | more | most |
Besides the irregular adjectives there are adjectives which change not the whole word but a vowel.
Almost all one-syllable adjectives which contain an "a", "o" ur "u" change the "umlaut".
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positive | comparative | superlative | positive | comparative | superlative | |
alt | älter | am ältesten | old | older | oldest | |
arm | ärmer | am ärmsten | poor | poorer | poorest | |
dumm | dümmer | am dümmsten | stupid | dumber | dumbest | |
hart | härter | am härtesten | hard | harder | hardest | |
jung | jünger | am jüngsten | young | younger | youngest | |
kalt | kälter | am kältesten | cold | colder | coldest | |
klug | klüger | am klügsten | celver | more clever | most clever | |
kurz | kürzer | am kürzesten | short | shorter | shortest | |
lang | länger | am längsten | longer | longer | longest | |
oft | öfter | am öftesten | often | more often | most often | |
stark | stärker | am stärksten | strong | stronger | strongest | |
warm | wärmer | am wärmsten | warm | warmer | warmest |
adjective endings
For the adjectives in the superlative degree you have to use thesame rules
which you learnt already for the simple adjectives. Just add the ending after the "er" or "st".
A hint
Such an ending you find already in all superlative examples above: am meisten, am schnellsten ...
That means if you want to use the superlative in a sentence where you don't use "am"
then cancel "en" and add the correct ending for this case.
examples:
How do you compare?
Finally, I want you to give the little words you need to compare two things.
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equality | ... so ... wie.. | ... as... as... |
inequality | ... als... | ... than... |
examples for inequality:
examples for equality:
exercises |
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summary - documents for your folder |
Steigerung der Adjektive (theory, 3 pages) | |||