Compare using -er and als and express the highest degree with am …-sten.
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Compare using -er and als and express the highest degree with am …-sten.
Comparatives and superlatives
The comparative usually adds -er: klein → kleiner, schnell → schneller. Use als for unequal comparisons: Mein Fahrrad ist schneller als deins. Use so … wie for equality: so groß wie.
When no noun follows, or when used adverbially, the superlative often uses am …-sten: am schnellsten. Some adjectives need -esten, as in am ältesten. These forms are lower-case. Common adjectives may take an umlaut: groß → größer → am größten.
Learn the special forms gut → besser → am besten, viel → mehr → am meisten and gern → lieber → am liebsten. Gern expresses enjoying an activity; lieber expresses a preference: Ich lese lieber als ich fernsehe.
Rule summary
Form
Use
klein
kleiner · am kleinsten
groß
größer · am größten
gut
besser · am besten
viel
mehr · am meisten
gern
lieber · am liebsten
Examples
Mein Zimmer ist kleiner als dein Zimmer.
Meaning
My room is smaller than your room.
Mia läuft am schnellsten.
Meaning
Mia runs the fastest.
Ich trinke lieber Tee als Kaffee.
Meaning
I prefer drinking tea to coffee.
Lesson exercises
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Exercise 1 / 10
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klein → Komparativ
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Correct answer: kleiner
Why? Klein adds -er in the comparative.
Exercise 2 / 10
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Dieses Auto ist schneller ___ mein Auto.
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Correct answer: als
Why? Use als for an unequal comparison.
Exercise 3 / 10
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Mein Zimmer ist so groß ___ dein Zimmer.
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Correct answer: wie
Why? Use so … wie for equality.
Exercise 4 / 10
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groß → Komparativ
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Correct answer: größer
Why? Groß takes an umlaut in the comparative.
Exercise 5 / 10
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Mia läuft am ___. (schnell)
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Correct answer: schnellsten
Why? After am use superlative schnellsten.
Exercise 6 / 10
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gut → Komparativ
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Correct answer: besser
Why? The comparative of gut is besser.
Exercise 7 / 10
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Er spielt von uns allen am ___. (gut)
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Correct answer: besten
Why? The superlative of gut is am besten.
Exercise 8 / 10
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Ich trinke ___ Tee als Kaffee. (gern, Vergleich)
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Correct answer: lieber
Why? Lieber is the comparative of gern and expresses preference.
Exercise 9 / 10
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viel → Komparativ
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Correct answer: mehr
Why? The comparative of viel is mehr.
Exercise 10 / 10
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alt → Superlativ mit am
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Correct answer: am ältesten
Why? Alt forms am ältesten with an umlaut and -esten.
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