German uses this superlative form in a different way when the adjective is not modifying a noun. The superltive shows which of the three or more items has. More information contains translations by tu chemnitz and mr honeys business dictionary germanenglish. This test will assess your knowledge of and ability to apply the principles of based on the. The superltive shows which of the three or more items has the most or least of that quality. For the superlative, english uses the est ending, the same as in german except that german often drops the e and usually adds an adjective ending.
The dog, that was welltasting and eaten, was called bello. The basic formula of german superlative and comparative first, we will have a look at the word endings of adjectives and adverbs that are used to form german superlative and comparative. Remember that most interesting is merely the superlative form of interesting. Comparison of adjectives a foundation course in reading. Comparisons in german generally work in a way that is similar to english. Positiv komparativ superlativ keterangan jung junger am jungsten untuk kata sifat yang terdiri dari satu suku kata einsilbig mendapatkan penambahan umlaut pada bentuk komparativ dan superlativ frisch frischer am frischesten penambahan e sebelum sten pada superlativ untuk kata sifat yang berakhiran s, d, sch, ss. Superlativ der kurzform komparativ der kurzform + oder danach folgt kein nomen. Dieses material ist in einer umweltfreundlichen version verfugbar. For superlatives occurring after the verb sein and not preceding a noun, you can generally use either one, but sometimes only am works if in. Grimm grammar is an online german grammar reference from the university of texas at austin. Nominalisation of the participle german grammar deutsche grammatik nominalisation of the participle. Englishgerman online dictionary developed to help you share your knowledge with others. The superlative compares three or more things in terms of a quality either by means of an adjective or an adverb. So, as we have already mentioned above, there is a huge similarity between the english and the german forms.
In chapter 2 we learned how to express your nationality, and discovered that whereas english uses an adjective i. Remember that in german superlatives either have a definite article before them derdiedas, or occur in the am sten form. Regular comparative and superlative adjectives merely put an er and an est ending on the basic adjective, even if they are very long in contrast to english, which uses more or most if the adjective is more than two syllables long, such as diligent or intelligent. Put in the adjective from the first sentences into the second sentence in its correct form comparative or superlative. Comparative and superlative comparisons in german generally work in a way that is similar to english. Translation for aufsatz in the free germanenglish dictionary and many other english translations. Nominalisation of the participle german grammar deutsche.
I am english, german uses a noun without a different article ich bin englander literally. Put in the adjective from the first sentences into the second sentence in its correct form comparative or. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets comparative or superlative. To form the comparative for most adjectives or adverbs in german you simply add er, as in neuneuer newnewer or kleinkleiner smallsmaller. Look up wortarten in the pons online german spelling dictionary. Translate texts with the worlds best machine translation technology, developed by the creators of linguee. When you wish to express german beer or english food, as we have started to do in this chapter, you need the. Substantiv, welches mit dem subjekt verglichen wird. Links to this dictionary or to single translations are very welcome. Includes dictionary, usage examples, pronunciation function and additional vocabulary feature.
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