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Positive
Superlative
laut loud am lautesten the loudest
schnell fast am schnellsten the fastest
interessant interesting am interessantesten the most interesting
Many adjectives that have an a, o, or u (called umlaut vowels) in their base form will require
an umlaut in the comparative and superlative:
PoSITIVE comparative Superlative
alt old älter older am ältesten the oldest
groß big größer bigger am größten the biggest
jung young jünger younger am jüngsten the youngest
When an adjective or adverb ends in -d, -t, -s, -ss, -ß, or -z, the superlative suffix will be
-esten. For example:
am ältesten
am blödesten
am kürzesten
the oldest
the most idiotic
the shortest
Just as English has a few irregular forms in the comparative and superlative, so, too, does
German.
PoSITIVE comparative Superlative
bald soon eher soonest am ehesten the soonest
groß big größer bigger am größten the biggest
gut good besser better am besten the best
hoch high höher higher am höchsten the highest
nah near näher nearer am nächsten the nearest
Another spelling concern arises with adjectives that end in -el, -en, and -er. In the comparative
the -e- is usually dropped:
dunkel dark dunkler darker
trocken dry trockner drier
teuer expensive teurer more expensive
Comparatives and superlatives can be used in the same way as predicate adjectives:
Dieses Radio ist lauter als jenes.
Euer Radio ist am lautesten.
This radio is louder than that one.
Your radio is the loudest.
When a comparative or superlative adjective is used attributively, it requires the same kinds
of endings as other adjectives:
Nominative: dieser längere Satz this longer sentence
Accusative: die kürzesten Briefe the shortest letters
Dative: einem größeren Problem a bigger problem
Genitive: seiner besten Werke his best works
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