Freizeit-Ferienzeit Treffpunkt Deutsch Sixth Edition Kapitel 5 Freizeit-Ferienzeit Treffpunkt Deutsch Sixth Edition

Comparative In German, an -er is added to the adjective / adverb to make the comparative form. schnell  schneller (fast  faster) If comparing another object, the word als (than) is placed after the comparative form. Das Auto ist schneller als das Fahrrad. Ich bin schneller als du.

Comparative Most one-syllable words containing a vowel add an umlaut in their comparative form. Adjectives ending in –er / -el, drop the –e and add –er a → ä lang → länger (long → longer) o → ö oft → öfter (often → more often) u → ü jung → jünger (young → younger) dunkel → dunkler (dark → darker) teuer → teurer (expensive → more expensive)

Comparative There are a few adjectives and adverbs that have irregular comparative forms. hoch → höher (high → higher) viel → mehr (much → more) gut → besser (good → better) gern → lieber (gladly → rather/prefer)

Comparative It is common to use the comparative form of an adjective before a direct object. When this occurs, you add the appropriate adjective ending to the comparative form. groβ → gröβer (large/tall → larger/taller) Dieses Zimmer ist groβ, aber ich möchte das gröβere Zimmer. (This room is big, but I would like the bigger room) Ich möchte ein gröβeres Zimmer. (I would like a bigger room.) NOTE the nouns that follow these comparative forms of the adjective are direct objects in the accusative case. If describing a masculine object, the comparative form for the accusative case would be as follows: Ich möchte den schnelleren Wagen. (I would like the faster car.)