Adjectives and comparison – basics and application
How it works
Adjectives describe properties, for example in ‹ein schnelles Auto›. They can be compared: positive, comparative, and superlative, for example ‹schnell – schneller – am schnellsten›. Many adjectives form the comparative with ‹-er› and the superlative with ‹am ...sten› or ‹am ...esten›. Some forms are irregular, for example ‹gut – besser – am besten›. When an adjective stands before a noun, it often gets an appropriate ending, for example ‹ein schnelles Auto› or ‹mit einem schnellen Auto›. Adjectives are usually written in lowercase; at the beginning of a sentence or when used as nouns, they are written with a capital letter, for example in ‹Der Kleine hilft.›
Adjectives describe nouns and can often be compared: positive – comparative – superlative. The formation usually goes like this, for example ‹freundlich – freundlicher – am freundlichsten›. Also pay attention to irregular forms such as ‹hoch – höher – am höchsten› or ‹gut – besser – am besten›.
An example
Which word is the comparative form of ‹schnell›?
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