Comparative & Superlative Adjectives Flashcards

good => gut => adjective + better => besser => comparative ++ the best => am besten => superlative +++ "Unser Hund ist größer als unsere Katze. Aber am größten ist unser Pferd" "Meine Katze ist die beste Katze in der ganze Welt" "Ja, stimmt, die finde ich auch am schönsten"

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small
smaller
smallest

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klein +
kleiner ++
am kleinsten / der/die/das kleinste +++

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fine / nice / pretty
finer / nicer / prettier
finest / nicest / prettiest

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fein +
feiner ++
am feinsten / der/die/das feinste +++

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safe
safer
safest

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sicher +
sicherer ++
am sichersten / der/die/das sicherste +++

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long
longer
longest

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lang +
länger ++
am längsten / der/die/das längste +++

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5
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good
better
best

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gut +
besser ++
am besten / der/die/das beste +++

[adverb = bestens, no ‘am]

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healthy
healthier
healthiest

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gesund +
gesünder ++
am gesündesten / der/die/das gesündeste +++

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thorough
more thorough
most thorough

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gründlich +
gründlicher ++
am gründlichsten / der/die/das gründlichste +++

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interesting
more interesting
most interesting

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interessant +
interessanter ++
am interessantesten / der/die/das interessanteste +++

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light / easy
lighter / easier
lightest / easiest

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leicht +
leichter ++
am leichtesten / der/die/das leichteste +++

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fast
faster
fastest

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schnell +
schneller ++
am schnellsten / der/die/das schnellste +++

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big / large
bigger / larger
biggest / largest

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groß +
größer ++
größten / der/die/das größte +++

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cheap
cheaper
cheapest

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billig +
billiger ++
am billigsten / der/die/das billigste +++

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young
younger
youngest

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jung +
jünger ++
am jüngsten / der/die/das jüngste +++

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high
higher
highest

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hoch +
höher ++
am höchsten / der/die/das höchste +++

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dark / dim
darker / dimmer
darkest / dimmest

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dunkel +
dunkler ++
am dunkelsten / der/die/das dunkelste +++

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many
more
most

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viel +
mehr ++
am meisten / die meisten +++

[adverb = meistens, no ‘am’]

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expensive
more expensive
most expensive

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teuer +
teurer ++
am teuersten / der/die/das teuerste +++

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gladly
more gladly
most gladly

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gern +
lieber ++
am liebsten / der/die/das liebste +++

19
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near / close
nearer / closer
nearest /closest

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nah +
näher ++
am nächsten / der/die/das nächste +++

20
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soon
sooner
soonest

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balt +
eher ++
am ehesten +++

[adverb = ehestens, no ‘am’] [
note: also means ‘rather/ preferably”]

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cold
colder
coldest

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kalt +
kälter ++
am kältesten / der/die/das kälteste +++

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warm
warmer
warmest

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warm +
wärmer ++
am wärmsten / der/die/das wärmste +++

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strong
stronger
strongest

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stark +
stärker ++
am stärksten / der/die/das stärkste +++

24
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smart
smarter
smartest

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klug +
klüger ++
am klügsten / der/die/das klügste +++

25
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deep / low
deeper / lower
deepest / lowest

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tief +
tiefer ++
am tiefsten / der/die/das tiefste +++

26
Q

old
older
oldest

A

alt +
älter ++
am ältesten / der/die/das älteste +++

27
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new
newer
newest

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neu +
neuer ++
am neuesten / der/die/das neueste +++

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stupid / dumb
more stupid / dumber
most stupid / dumbest

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dumm +
dümmer ++
am dümmsten / der/die/das dümmste +++

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poor
poorer
poorest

A

arm +
ärmer ++
am ärmsten / der/die/das ärmste +++

30
Q

coarse
coarser
coarsest

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grob +
gröber ++
am gröbsten / der/die/das gröbste +++

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hard (materially)
harder
hardest

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hart +
härter ++
am härtesten / der/die/das härteste +++

32
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often
more often
most often

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oft +
öfter ++
am öftesten / der/die/das öfteste +++

33
Q

weak
weaker
weakest

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schwach +
schwächer ++
am schwächsten / der/die/das schwächste +++

34
Q

black
blacker
blackest

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schwarz +
schwärzer ++
am schwärzesten / der/die/das schwärzeste +++

35
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soft
softer
softest

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weich +
weicher ++
am weichsten / der/die/das weichste +++

36
Q

far
farther / further
farthest / furthest

A

fern +
ferner ++
am fernsten / der/die/das fernste +++

Note: “weit / weiter / am weitesten” = Adverb

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beautiful
more beautiful
most beautiful

A

schön +
schöner ++
am schönsten / der/die/das schönste +++

38
Q

short
shorter
shortest

A

kurz +
kürzer ++
am kürzesten / der/die/das kürzeste +++

39
Q

early
earlier
earliest

A

früh +
früher ++
am frühesten / der/die/das früheste +++

[adverb = frühestens, no ‘am’]

40
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late
later
latest

A

spät +
später ++
am spätesten / der/die/das späteste +++

[adverb = spätestens, no ‘am’]