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Mr. Puddle: Purrfect!
Mr. Meowrr: I get it! Danke!
the best car
the most beautiful flower
the nearest bank
the highest mountain
the biggest man
das beste Auto
die schönste Blume
die nächste Bank
der höchste Berg
der größte Mann
⭐ STRUCTURE Article+ Adjectives + nouns
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rather than
better than
higher than
more than
nearer than
gern: lieber als
gut: besser als
hoch: höher als
viel: mehr als
nah: näher als
⭐ STRUCTURE Irregular adjectives
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less powerful than
less intelligent than
less beautiful than
weniger mächtig als
weniger intelligent als
weniger schön als
⭐ STRUCTURE structure comparative of inferiority: weinger + adjective + als
worse than
smarter than
greater than
more beautiful than
stronger than
shorter than
schlimmer als
intelligenter als
größer als
schöner als
stärker als
kürzer als
⭐ STRUCTURE structure comparative of superiority: adjective-er + als
the best
the most
the highest
most preferably
the nearest
am besten
am meisten
am höchsten
am liebsten
am nächsten
⭐ STRUCTURE Irregular adjectives
most powerfully
the slowest
the strongest
the loudest
am mächtigsten
am langsamsten
am stärksten
am lautesten
⭐ STRUCTURE superlative of superiority
not as beautiful as
not as nice as
not as strong as
not as powerful as
not as easy as
not as difficult as
nicht so schön wie
nicht so nett wie
nicht so stark wie
nicht so mächtig wie
nicht so leicht wie
nicht so schwer wie
⭐ STRUCTURE adjectives of equality : nicht + so + adjective + wie
as beautiful as
as nice as
as strong as
as powerful as
as easy as
as hard as
so schön wie
so nett wie
so stark wie
so mächtig wie
so leicht wie
so schwer wie
⭐ STRUCTURE adjectives of equality : so + adjective + wie
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Take your chance and try to guess what these sentences mean ! After, follow the structure to get a better understanding !
Mrs. Purrplexed wants to play!
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Mr. Puddle: Yeah, whenever you use a noun with superlative, then is “article +adj-ste” “der beste, die schnellste”
Mr. Puddle: Use “am + adj-sten” only when there is no noun beside the adjective, in the examples above “Ich laufe am schnellsten unter meinen Freunden” the adjective is adverbial, it means that it indicates “how do I run? the fastest”.
Mr. Meowrr: Now it makes sense!
Mr. Meowrr: It’s not very clear for me when to use “am besten” and “der beste”
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✔️ Follow the sentences and see how they work. You may play with Mrs. Purrplexed too and try to translate some of them!
✔️ The superlative and comparative adjectives help us to compare things
✔️ There are three types: positive (nicht) so...adj...wie, comparative adj-er + als, superlative am +adj -(e)sten
✔️ There are only a few irregulars: gern, gut, hoch, viel, nah
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✔️ You might want to speak German better, or to be the best from your class at sports… or do you dream of becoming as good as a professional chess player?
To express such qualities we need to learn the comparative and superlative adjectives in German, which is easier than you may think!
Adjectives are:
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Structure adjectives of equality
| 1. Ihr Kleid ist so schön wie meins
2. Deine Mutter ist so nett wie seine Mutter
3. Ich versuche so stark zu sein wie mein Vater |
1. Her dress is as beautiful as mine
2. Your mother is as nice as his mother
3. I try to be as strong as my father |
Structure adjectives of inferiority
| 4. Viele Länder sind nicht so mächtig wie die USA
5. Der Test war nicht so einfach wie gewöhnlich
6. Das ist nicht so schwierig, wie es scheint |
4. Many countries are not as powerful as the US
5. The test wasn't as easy as usual
6. It's not as difficult as it seems |
Structure comparative of superiority
| 7. Er singt schlimmer als ich
8. Maya ist intelligenter als er
9. Sein Hund ist größer als unser Hund
10. Dieses Geschenk ist schöner als das andere
11. Sein Vater ist stärker als meiner
12.Ihre Mutter ist kleiner als unsere |
7. He sings worse than me
8. Maya is more intelligent than him
9. His dog is bigger than our dog
10. This gift is more beautiful than the other
11. His father is stronger than mine
12. Your mother is shorter than ours |
Structure comparative of inferiority
| 13. Ihr Schlag ist weniger mächtig als sein Schlag
14. Sein Hund ist weniger intelligent als unser
15. Dieser Urlaub war weniger schön als der letzte |
13. Her punch is less powerful than his punch
14.His dog is less intelligent than ours
15. This vacation was less beautiful than the last one |
Irregular adjectives
| 16. Ich schaue lieber fern als ausgehen
17. Wir sind besser als ihr Team
18. Dieses Gebäude ist höher als das letzte
19. Ich will mehr als du mir gibst
20. Die Schule ist näher als das Krankenhaus |
16.I'd rather watch TV than go out
17. We are better than your team
18. This building is taller than the last one
19. I want more than you give me
20. The school is closer than the hospital |
Structure superlative of superiority
| 21. Sie sang am besten im Wettbewerb
22. Ich laufe am schnellsten unter meinen Freunden
23. Er liest am meisten, wenn er zu Hause ist |
21. She sang best in competition
22. I run the fastest among my friends
23. He reads the most when he's at home |
Articles + adjectives + nouns
| 24. Wo ist das beste Auto, das du hast?
25. Ich habe das schönste Geschenk bekommen
26. Der größte lebende Mann ist vor vielen Jahren gestorben |
24. Where is the best car you have?
25. I got the most beautiful present
26. The tallest man alive died many years ago |
➔ Change their forms by adding -er
➔ Show the superiority or inferiority when comparing two objects: + als (than)
➔ One-syllable adjective mostly have umlaut change
a → ä
o → ö
u → ü
➔ Some have irregular forms
➔ Show the highest level of superiority: am + adjective + sten
➔ Some adjective with -x, -z, -d, -t, -s,-ß endings have irregular forms and add -esten
➔ When used with nouns: the article + ste + noun
➔ Don’t change their forms
➔ Show the equality (so +adjective + wie) or inferiority (nicht so + adjective + wie) when comparing two objects
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