{"id":141,"date":"2024-01-01T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:03:19","slug":"der-komparativ-und-superlativ-von-adjektiven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nur-deutsch.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/der-komparativ-und-superlativ-von-adjektiven\/","title":{"rendered":"Der Komparativ und Superlativ von Adjektiven"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 data-path-to-node=\"3\">German Adjectives: How to Compare Things (A1 Guide)<\/h2>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Do you want to say that something is <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"37\">bigger<\/b>, <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"45\">faster<\/b>, or <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"56\">the best<\/b> in German? To do this, you need to learn the <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"110\">comparative<\/b> and <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"126\">superlative<\/b> forms of adjectives. Don&#8217;t worry\u2014it is very easy!<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Here is how you can start comparing things in German today.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"6\">1. The Normal Form (Positiv)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">This is the basic word you use to describe something.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">klein<\/b> (small)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">sch\u00f6n<\/b> (beautiful)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">schnell<\/b> (fast)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"9\">2. How to Make Things &#8220;More&#8221; (Komparativ)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\">To compare two things (like &#8220;bigger&#8221; or &#8220;faster&#8221;), just add <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"60\">-er<\/b> to the end of the German adjective. Then, use the word <b data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"119\">als<\/b> (than) to connect them.<\/p>\r\n<div data-path-to-node=\"11\">\r\n<div class=\"math-block\" data-math=\"\\text{Adjective} + \\text{er} + \\text{als}\">$$\\text{Adjective} + \\text{er} + \\text{als}$$<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"12\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example 1:<\/b> Das Auto ist <b data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"24\">schneller als<\/b> das Fahrrad. (The car is faster than the bike.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example 2:<\/b> Sie ist <b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">sch\u00f6ner als<\/b> er. (She is more beautiful than he is.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"13\">3. How to Say Something is &#8220;The Most&#8221; (Superlativ)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">To say something is &#8220;the biggest&#8221; or &#8220;the fastest&#8221;, put the word <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"65\">am<\/b> before the adjective and add <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"97\">-sten<\/b> to the end.<\/p>\r\n<div data-path-to-node=\"15\">\r\n<div class=\"math-block\" data-math=\"\\text{am} + \\text{Adjective} + \\text{sten}\">$$\\text{am} + \\text{Adjective} + \\text{sten}$$<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"16\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example 1:<\/b> Das Auto ist <b data-path-to-node=\"16,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"24\">am schnellsten<\/b>. (The car is the fastest.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Example 2:<\/b> Das Haus ist <b data-path-to-node=\"16,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"24\">am gr\u00f6\u00dften<\/b>. (The house is the biggest.)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"18\">Easy Summary Table for Beginners<\/h3>\r\n<table data-path-to-node=\"19\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Basic Word<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Comparative (+er)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Superlative (am &#8230; -sten)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">schnell<\/b> (fast)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,1,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">schneller<\/b> (faster)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,1,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">am schnellsten<\/b> (the fastest)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">klein<\/b> (small)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,2,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">kleiner<\/b> (smaller)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,2,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">am kleinsten<\/b> (the smallest)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,3,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">sch\u00f6n<\/b> (beautiful)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,3,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">sch\u00f6ner<\/b> (more beautiful)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span data-path-to-node=\"19,3,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"19,3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">am sch\u00f6nsten<\/b> (the most beautiful)<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"21\">\u26a0\ufe0f Watch Out: Special A1 Words<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">A few short adjectives get an <b data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"30\">Umlaut<\/b> (<span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\text{\u00e4}\" data-index-in-node=\"38\">$\\text{\u00e4}$<\/span>, <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\text{\u00f6}\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">$\\text{\u00f6}$<\/span>, <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\text{\u00fc}\" data-index-in-node=\"58\">$\\text{\u00fc}$<\/span>) when you change them.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"23\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">gro\u00df<\/b> (big) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"23\">gr\u00f6\u00dfer<\/b> (bigger) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"51\">am gr\u00f6\u00dften<\/b> (the biggest)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">alt<\/b> (old) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">-&gt;<\/span> <b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\">\u00e4lter<\/b> (older) <span class=\"math-inline\" data-math=\"\\rightarrow\" data-index-in-node=\"10\">-&gt;<\/span>\u00a0<b data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">am \u00e4ltesten<\/b> (the oldest)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"25\">Vocabulary Review<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"26\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"26,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das Haus<\/b> \u2014 The house<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"26,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Das Auto<\/b> \u2014 The car<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"26,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Mehr<\/b> \u2014 More<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"26,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"26,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Als<\/b> \u2014 Than<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Adjectives: How to Compare Things (A1 Guide) Do you want to say that something is bigger, faster, or the best in German? To do this, you need to learn the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Don&#8217;t worry\u2014it is very easy! Here is how you can start comparing things in German today. 1. 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