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Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

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9th Grade

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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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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.

Equal Comparisons

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Fill in the Blanks

Compare these 2 equally using the adjective:

Pizza/Spaghetti (gut)

Pizza ist

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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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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

The Superlative Form

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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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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!

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​by Frau Wilson, Wissahickon High School

​Comparatives and Superlatives

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