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Making Comparisons In English we make comparisons of adjectives and adverbs by saying the following: Adjectives Ralf is smart. Philip is smarter. Hans is the smartest. (Modifies the noun) (Modifies the verb) Adverbs Maria jumps high. Eva jumps higher. Petra jumps the highest.

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Page 1: Making Comparisons In English we make comparisons of adjectives and adverbs by saying the following: Adjectives Ralf is smart. Philip is smarter. Hans

Making Comparisons

In English we make comparisons of adjectives and adverbs by saying the following: AdjectivesRalf is smart.Philip is smarter.Hans is the smartest.

(Modifies the noun) (Modifies the verb)

AdverbsMaria jumps high.Eva jumps higher.Petra jumps the highest.

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Comparisons with Adjectives

Making comparisons with adjectives in German requires using special endings on each adjective, so we will learn those later.

das schnelle Autodas schnellere Autodas schnellste Auto

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Comparison of Adverbs

The adverb modifies the verb. • Positive: Die Straβenbahn fährt schnell.• Comparative: Das Auto fährt schneller.• Superlative: Der Zug fährt am schnellsten.

Positive: regular adverbtollschön

Comparative:add er – toller

schönerSuperlative:

add am –stenam tollstenam schönsten

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Weird Rules to Remember

When an adjective or adverb ends in d, t, s, β, sch, st, x or z, the ending in the superlative has an additional e.

Beispiele:• Die Rockmusik ist am

interessantesten.

• Peters Noten sind am schlechtesten.

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More Weird Rules

Most one-syllable adjectives and adverbs containing an a, o or u change to ä, ö and üin the comparative and superlative.• Mein Vater ist alt.• Mein Groβvater ist

älter.• Mein Urgroβvater ist

am ältesten.

Positive Comparative Superlative

warm wärmer am wärmsten

alt älter am ältesten

groβ gröβer am gröβten

klug klüger am klügsten

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kalt

der Kühlschrank das Tiefkühltruhe

das Gletscher

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groβ

Shaquille O’Neal die Giraffe das Gebäude

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klein

das Baby das Schweinchen die Ameise

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Irregular Forms

Just as in English, there are also a couple of irregular forms.

What are they in English?

Positive Comparative Superlative

gut besser am besten

viel mehr am meisten

hoch höher am höchsten

nahe näher am nähsten

gern lieber am liebsten

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hoch

Das Sprungbrett Zugspitze (der Berg) das Spaceshuttle (Raumtransporter)

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lustig

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gut

die Spaghetti das Eis Milka Schokolade

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Comparison of Unequal Items• Use the comparative form and the word

als.

• Beate ist schneller als Gabi.– Beate is faster than Gabi.

• Das Wetter heute ist schöner als gestern.– The weather today is nicer than yesterday.

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schnell

das Fahrrad Porsche

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klug

Bobby Boucher Albert Einstein

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schön

die Hexe die Dame

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Comparing Two Equal Items

Use so….wie.

Der Morgen ist so kalt wie der Abend.The morning is as cold as the evening.

Ursula ist so intelligent wie Thomas.Ursula is as intelligent as Thomas.

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coolMartha Werner

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gut

Die Milch Mezzo Mix

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Schweinchen Kätschen

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Jetzt seid ihr dran!

• With a partner, write one each-– Regular (3 sentences)

– Irregular (3 sentences)

– so…wie (equal) (1 sentence)

– ____ als (unequal) (1 sentence)

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Hausaufgaben

• Für morgen: Workbook, page 5-6, Ex. 7-8