
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
The Comparative Form
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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.
Equal Comparisons
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Unequal Comparisons
Use comparative form + als
Der Hund ist schneller als die Kuh.
Das Poster ist größer als das Stück Papier.
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1 syllable positive form, retain the Umlaut:
klug am klügsten
Irregular
Positive form + am + -sten
Example:
neu am neusten
Regular
The Superlative Form
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Special Cases
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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Other Irregular Forms
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!
In German
by Frau Wilson, Wissahickon High School
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