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<\/a>How do you say ‘the slowest’ in German? Photo credit: ‘snail’ by Eli Duke on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n
Fast<\/strong> Note: The comparative is formed by adding -er onto the word. If the word already ends in an e, only the r is added. Example: m\u00fc<\/span>de (tired) becomes m<\/span>\u00fc<\/span>der (more tired). <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Slow<\/strong> Note: The superlative is formed by adding ‘am’ before the word, and then adding -sten onto the end of it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Big<\/strong> Note: Gro<\/span>\u00df <\/span>is an example of an irregular adjective, which looks different. In this case, <\/span>gro\u00df <\/span>gains an umlaut in the comparative form. Umlauts are also sometimes added for one syllable adjectives, such as kalt<\/strong> (cold)<\/em> k\u00e4lter<\/strong> (colder)<\/em> am k\u00e4ltesten<\/strong> (coldest).<\/em> Other examples of irregular adjectives include gut<\/strong> (good) <\/em>besser<\/strong> (better)<\/em> am besten<\/strong> (the best),<\/em> and bald<\/strong> (soon)<\/em> eher<\/strong> (sooner)<\/em> am ehesten<\/strong> (the soonest).<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Small<\/strong> Rich<\/strong> Poor<\/strong> Happy<\/strong> Sad<\/strong> <\/p>\n Note: Although in English we sometimes say \u2018more intelligent\u2019 or \u2018more refined\u2019, for example, in German you would never say \u2018mehr intelligent\u2019 or \u2018mehr raffiniert\u2019. You would always use the above forms, so more intelligent<\/em> becomes \u2018intelligenter\u2019<\/strong> and more refined<\/em> becomes \u2018raffinierter\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n As with most German grammar, you will find exceptions to the rules. Nevertheless, I hope this post gives you a basic understanding of how to express and compose comparatives and superlatives in the German language.<\/p>\n Any questions, feel free to give me a shout.<\/p>\n Bis bald!<\/p>\n Constanze<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guten Tag! Today I\u2019m going to show you some comparatives and superlatives in German. What are these? For example, instead of saying \u201cHe is fast\u201d you might want to know how to say \u201cHe is faster\u201d (the comparative) or \u201cHe is the fastest\u201d (the superlative), and then also know how to do the same with…<\/p>\n
\nIch bin schnell. Du bist schneller<\/strong>. Karin ist am schnellsten.
\nI am fast. You are faster. Karin is the fastest.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin langsam. Du bist langsamer. Karin ist am<\/strong> langsamsten<\/strong>.
\nI am slow. You are slower. Karin is the slowest.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin gro\u00df.<\/span> Du bist gr\u00f6<\/strong>\u00df<\/span>er. Karin ist am gr<\/span>\u00f6\u00dften.
\n<\/span>I am big. You are bigger. Karin is the biggest.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin klein. Du bist kleiner<\/strong>. Karin ist am<\/strong> kleinsten<\/strong>.
\nI am small. You are smaller. Karin is the smallest.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin reich. Du bist reicher<\/strong>. Karin ist am<\/strong> reichsten<\/strong>.
\nI am rich. You are richer. Karin is the richest.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin arm. Du bist \u00e4<\/span><\/strong>rmer<\/strong>. Karin ist am <\/strong><\/span>\u00e4<\/span><\/strong>rmsten<\/strong>.
\n<\/span>I am poor. You are poorer. Karin is the poorest.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin gl\u00fccklich. Du bist gl\u00fccklicher<\/strong>. Karin ist am<\/strong> gl\u00fccklichsten<\/strong>.
\n<\/span>I am happy. You are happier. Karin is the happiest.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nIch bin traurig. Du bist trauriger<\/strong>. Karin ist am<\/strong> traurigsten<\/strong>.
\nI am sad. You are sadder. Karin is the saddest.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/11\/859241997_aaa015e54c-350x233.jpg\")