
Comparatives and Superlatives
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Nicole Perrine-Wilson
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In German
by Frau Wilson, Wissahickon High School
Comparatives and Superlatives
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If the positive form has 1 syllable, add an Umlaut + -er
Example: alt älter
jung jünger
Irregular
Positive adjective/adverb form
+ -er
Example: schnell
schneller
Regular
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the comparative form?
klein
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the comparative form?
langsam
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the comparative form?
stark
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Use the positive form + so...wie
Example:
Das Buch ist so interessant wie der Film.
Joachim ist so klug wie Marta.
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Fill in the Blanks
Compare these 2 equally using the adjective:
Pizza/Spaghetti (gut)
Pizza ist
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Use comparative form + als
Der Hund ist schneller als die Kuh.
Das Poster ist größer als das Stück Papier.
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Fill in the Blanks
Compare these two unequal things:
das Auto/das Fahrrad (schnell)
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Fill in the Blanks
Compare these two unequal things:
ich/mein Bruder (jung)
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1 syllable positive form, retain the Umlaut:
klug am klügsten
Irregular
Positive form + am + -sten
Example:
neu am neusten
Regular
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Fill in the Blanks
Provide the superlative form:
früh
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Fill in the Blanks
Provide the superlative form:
billig
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When the positive ends in d, t, s, ß, sch
In order to allow for pronunciation, add an (e) before the -sten in the superlative form
Examples: heiß am heißesten
interessant am interessantesten
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These are fully irregular and must be memorized!
gut besser am besten
viel mehr am meisten
hoch höher am höchsten
gern lieber am liebsten
nah näher am nächsten
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Achtung! Caution!
Some one syllable adjectives/adverbs do NOT take an Umlaut in the comparative and superlative forms! (voll, laut, bunt...)
Adjectives ending in -el drop the e in the comparative form:
dunkel dunkler am dunkelsten
According to the rules, groß should take an e before the superlative ending, BUT IT DOESN'T.
groß größer am größten (but heiß heißer am heißesten)
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Poll
How are you feeling about comparative and superlative forms at this point?
Ganz einfach!
Gut!
Nicht so gut...
Das ist aber schwer!
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by Frau Wilson, Wissahickon High School
Comparatives and Superlatives
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