GrammarA2· Sport & Fitness
Komparativ und Superlativ
Comparing: -er als, so … wie, am …sten
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
6 parts · about 5 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineDifferent: schneller als. The same: so schnell wie. The best: am schnellsten.
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Before
Paul läuft schnell.
Watch the sentence change …
Two people, and they're different: -er on the adjective, and als before the second one.
„Paul läuft schneller als Lena.“ — Paul runs faster than Lena.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
To compare, German doesn't put a word like mehr in front of the adjective. It adds an ending: schnellbecomesschnellerbecomesam schnellsten. That works for short and long adjectives alike: beliebtbecomesbeliebter.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Sport & FitnessIn sport you compare all day long: – – The same three patterns work for prices, flats, cities and people.
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