Free Printable Der Komparativ und Superlativ

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What type of word is actually changed when creating a comparative?

noun

adjective

adverb

verb

direct object

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What must one do to the word to make it reflect a comparison?

add –er to the end

put the word “mehr” in front of it, under certain conditions

remove the –en at the end so that you just have the stem of the word

add an umlaut over the vowel, under certain conditions

put it in the accusative or dative case, depending on if there is motion or not

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In order for a word to gain an umlaut in the comparative form, what are the requirements?

it must be only one syllable or beat

it must be more than one syllable or beat

it must have only one of the following vowels: a, o, u

the vowel cannot start the word (examples: alt, oft)

all words that express comparison take on umlauts.

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What is the correct German word/phrase for “than” when comparing?

aus

als

so ____ als

mehr

so ____ wie

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How would one say something is “as ______ as” something else, in German?

mehr ____ als

so ____ als

so ____ wie

mehr ____ wie

so ____ aus