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Comparative and superlative test

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interessant → Komparativ?

more interesting

interessanter. Even though the word is long, the ending is the same; German has no more split.

Elif is as tall as Ali.

so … wie = as … as

so groß wie. wie for equality, als for comparison.

gut → Superlativ?

the best

am besten. gut → besser → am besten, completely irregular.

alt → Superlativ?

the oldest

am ältesten. Two rules at once: an Umlaut because it has one syllable, and an -e- because it ends in -t.

I like water best of all.

am liebsten. gern → lieber → am liebsten — one of the irregular ones.

Which one is wrong?

größer wie. You hear it in everyday speech, but it is wrong: with -er, als follows.

als or wie? — Ali ist größer Elif.

Ali is taller than Elif.

For a difference use als (bigger than), for equality so … wie. The größer wie you hear in speech is wrong in writing.

viel → Komparativ?

more

Memorise the irregular three: viel → mehr → am meisten, gut → besser → am besten, gern → lieber → am liebsten.

What do one-syllable adjectives do in the Komparativ? — jung →

One-syllable adjectives mostly take an Umlaut: jung → jünger · alt → älter · groß → größer. The English “more” pattern doesn’t exist in German.

gern → Komparativ?

rather · prefer to

gern → lieber: Ich trinke lieber Tee. (I prefer tea) — the language of preference runs on this trio.

«Er ist größer wie ich.» — this sentence is correct.

Wrong. In comparisons (when there is an -er ending) you always use als: größer als ich.

Ich trinke Tee. (I prefer tea)

I prefer tea.

lieber. The comparative of the adjective gern is irregular.

Build the sentence: This train is the fastest.

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A superlative standing alone after the verb is built with am -sten.
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  1. Komparativ = -er, Superlativ = am -sten

    interessant → interessanter → am interessantesten. The English “more” pattern doesn’t exist in German — every adjective takes an ending.

    schnell → schneller → am schnellsten

  2. One-syllable adjectives take an Umlaut

    alt → älter · groß → größer · jung → jünger.

    am ältesten

  3. als = difference, wie = equality

    größer als (bigger than) · so groß wie (as big as).

    Elif ist so groß wie Ali.

  4. Memorise three irregulars

    gut → besser → am besten · viel → mehr → am meisten · gern → lieber → am liebsten.

    Am liebsten trinke ich Wasser.

Traps

Commonly mixed up

Where a direct translation breaks. The hard questions come from here.

  • größer wie

    größer als

    You hear it in speech, but it is a mistake in writing and in exams.

  • mehr interessant

    interessanter

    There is no “more” pattern; the ending goes on every adjective.

  • am gutesten

    am besten

    gut is irregular.

  • gerner

    lieber

    The comparative of gern is lieber.