Komparativ german grammar5/4/2023 In English, we have to remember if a word is being used as an adjective or an adverb, as adverbs generally end with -ly. Schwierig – schwieriger – am schwierigstenĭifficult – more difficult – the most difficult Adjectives vs Adverbs: What’s the Difference? Vorsichtig – vorsichtiger – am vorsichtigstenĬareful – more careful – the most careful Langweilig – langweiliger – am langweiligsten More Examples of the Most Basic Adjectives with Comparative & Superlative ![]() Just for good measure, let’s try that again with “langsam”. For example: schnell – schneller – am schnellsten So all three forms including the positive form (the original adjective), the comparative (the -er version) and the superlative (the English -est and German -sten versions) of “fast” are: fast, faster, the fastest and in German schnell, schneller, am schnellsten. Instead of just saying “the fastest”, in German we add “am” in front of the adjective and -sten to create the superlative form. The superlative in German is similar to the English, but with a slight change. So “fast” becomes “faster” and “schnell” becomes “schneller”. Just as in English, most of the time, we add -er to the end of the adjective to form the comparative in German. These adjectives, unlike the ones directly before nouns, don’t need adjective endings. If you are using the adjective after the verb (we call this part of the sentence the predicate), we call it a predicate adjective. Let’s start with the word “schnell”, which means “fast” in English. ![]() If you don’t like reading all of the grammar explanations that I give in this post, you can get a general overview of the comparative and superlative forms in German by watching this old video from my 3 Minuten Deutsch series.Ĭomparative & Superlative Adjectives - 3 Minuten Deutsch #62 - Deutsch lernen Comparative & Superlative Basics TL DR Version of Comparative & Superlative If you want to practice the skills that you learned from this post, you can get a worksheet and answer key to go with the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives here. You can download all of the materials Herr Antrim has ever created about German adjectives in one bargain bundle here. This lesson assumes you already know how to use adjective endings in German. I’ll also help clear up some confusion about these things in English, as some native English speakers seem to have trouble in certain areas. ![]() Ever needed to know the German word for higher, further, faster or the bestest most awesomest? By the end of this lesson, you will be able to change adjectives and adverbs in German from the original form, called the positive form into the comparative (higher, further, faster) or superlative (best, most often) form and use them in a variety of sentences. Comparative & Superlative Adjectives & Adverbs in Germanįorming the comparative and superlative forms of German adjectives can be confusing, so this post was designed to help take you from good, to better and on to the best (gut, besser, am besten).
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