{"id":9800,"date":"2021-05-04T08:11:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T08:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=9800"},"modified":"2021-05-19T07:47:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:47:35","slug":"comparatives-and-superlatives-in-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/comparatives-and-superlatives-in-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparatives and superlatives in German"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Comparatives and superlatives in German<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#positive\">Positive, comparative and superlative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comparative\">The comparative and the superlative according to the adjective<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#attributive\">Attributive function<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#special\">Special adjectives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the German language adjectives can be compared.\u00a0This comparison is required to compare things or to express different degrees of qualities.\u00a0It distinguishes between three different forms.\u00a0In the German language\u00a0,\u00a0<strong>the adjective has three degrees: positive, comparative, and superlative.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The comparative and superlative degrees of the adjective will allow you to establish relations of equality or superiority between them based on their characteristics.\u00a0When they precede a noun (attributive function) these adjectives must also be declined according to the presence and type of the determinant that precedes them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"positive\"><strong>Positive, comparative and superlative<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Positive degree<\/strong>\u00a0: it is the adjective as you know it, without changes.\u00a0Ex:\u00a0<em>Das Haus is alt<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0(The house is old)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comparative degree<\/strong>\u00a0: there are two types of comparative, that of equality and that of superiority.\u00a0Keep in mind that in this case there is no comparative of inferiority.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Superlative degree<\/strong>\u00a0: it is the highest degree that the adjective reaches.\u00a0An example in English would be, &#8220;My mom cooks the richest food.&#8221; It is constructed from the adjective form + est (n) preceded by am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>\u00a0: Der Orangensaft ist am billigsten.\u00a0(Orange juice is the cheapest).\u00a0or, Das ist der billigste Saft.\u00a0(This is the cheapest juice).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"comparative\"><strong>The comparative and the superlative according to the adjective<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The comparative and the superlative in German\u00a0<strong>will depend on whether the adjective is behind the noun<\/strong>\u00a0(predicative function), if it is in\u00a0<strong>front<\/strong>\u00a0(attributive function)\u00a0<strong>or if it works as an adverb<\/strong>\u00a0(adverbial function).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\">\n<h4>Predicative function<\/h4>\n<h4>(adjective behind noun<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">\n<h4>Attributive function<\/h4>\n<h4>(adjective before noun)<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">\n<h4>Adverbial function<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Positive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia ist jung<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia is young)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Positive:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia ist eine gute Sh\u00fclerin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia is a good student\u00a0<em>)<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Positive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia rennt schnell.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia runs fast)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Comparative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia ist J\u00fcnger als Pepa<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia is younger than Pepa)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Comparative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia ist eine bessere Sh\u00fclerin\u00a0<\/em><em>als Pepa<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia is a better student than Pepa)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Comparative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia rennt schneller als Pepa<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia runs faster than Pepa)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Superlative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia ist am j\u00fcngsten<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia is the youngest)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Superlative:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia ist die veste sh\u00fclerin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Olivia is the best student)<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong>Superltive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Olivia rennt am Shnelisten.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Olivia runs the fastest)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Predicative function<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Comparative of equality:<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>So + adjektiv + wie<\/p>\n<p>(As)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Das auto A ist so schnell wie das auto B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Car A is as fast as Car B<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Comparison of non-equality<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adjektiv-er + als<\/p>\n<p>(more than)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Das auto A ist kleiner als das auto B<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Car A is smaller than Car B<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Superlative:<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Am + Adjektiv-sten<\/p>\n<p>(the most)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two cars A ist am kleisten.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Car A is the smallest)<\/p>\n<p>When the adjective functions as an adverb, the comparative and the superlative are formed the same.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"attributive\"><strong>Attributive function<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>(Adjective before the noun)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Comparative:<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adjektiv-er-Adjektivdeklination<\/p>\n<p>(one more)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ich wil ein billigeres Auto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(I want a cheaper car)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Superlative<\/em>\u00a0:<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bestimmte artikel + Adjektiv-st-Adjektivdeklination<\/p>\n<p>(the most)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ich will das billigste Auto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(I want the cheapest car)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"special\"><strong>Special adjectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are irregular adjectives that must be studied, their comparative and their superlative:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Komparativ<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Superlativ<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>gern<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>lieber<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am liebsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>gut<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>besser<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am besten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>viel<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>mehr<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am meisten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>dunkel<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>dunkler<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am dunkelsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>edel<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>edler<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am edelsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>teuer<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>teurer<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am teuersten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>nah<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>n\u00e4her<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am n\u00e4chsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>hoch<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>h\u00f6her<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>Am h\u00f6chsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are some adjectives, especially monosyllables, that carry \u201cUmlaut\u201d (in the vowels a, o, u) in the comparative and superlative:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\">\n<h3><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">\n<h3><strong><em>komparativ<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">\n<h3><strong><em>Superlativ<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>alt<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>\u00e4lter<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am \u00e4ltesten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>arm<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>\u00e4rmer<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am \u00e4rmsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>GroB<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>gr\u00f6Ber<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am gr\u00f6Bten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>jung<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>j\u00fcnger<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am j\u00fcngsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>kalt<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>k\u00e4lter<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am k\u00e4ltesten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>klug<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>kl\u00fcger<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am kl\u00fcgsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>kurz<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>kurzer<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am k\u00fcrzesten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>lang<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>l\u00e4nger<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am l\u00e4ngsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>warm<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>w\u00e4rmer<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"236\"><strong><em>am w\u00e4rmsten<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Attention:<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;gern&#8221; is always an adverb.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attention<\/strong>\u00a0: the comparatives &#8220;mehr&#8221; and &#8220;weniger&#8221; are not inflected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"708\"><strong><em>Adjektiv hinter dem noun<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">\n<h3><strong><em>komparativ<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">\n<h3><strong><em>superlativ<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\"><strong><em>Adjektiv-er + als<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td 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