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05-A: Adjectives (Comparisons)

by Marion Charlotte Oploh

Adjectives

are describing words. They belong to the category of "changeable types of words"

and they are used in different ways, one of which is

to compare things and people: +

Das Haus ist klein. = That house is small. (Basic form)

Das Haus ist kleiner. = That house is smaller. (Comparative) + ...er

Das Haus ist am kleinsten. = That house is the smallest. (Superlative ) + ...sten

Das kleinste Haus der Welt. = The smallest house in the world. (Superlative - attributive) + ...ste

When we learn new Adjectives it is useful to learn the Comparative and the Superlative as well:

Adjective +	Comparative ++	Superlative +++
	Adjective + -er	am + Adjective + -sten
klein (small)	kleiner	am kleinsten
teuer (expensive)	teurer	am teuersten
dick (thick)	dicker	am dicksten
nett (nice)	netter	am nettesten
schwer (heavy)	schwerer	am schwersten

Exceptions: 1. Vowels in monosyllabic Adjectives change from a = ä; o = ö; u = ü

2. Some Adjectives (more than given here) are irregular

Adjective +	Comparative ++	Supertalive +++
1. jung (young)	jünger	am jüngsten
lang (long)	länger	am längsten
2. gut (good)	besser	am besten
viel (many)	mehr	am meisten

Go to: 05-B: Adjectives (+ definite Articles)

05-C: Adjectives (+ indefinite Articles)

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