Grammar: Comparative/Superlative

Question 1

How do you form the comparative adjective with the -er ending?

Answer 1

stem + -er (remember here that “-er” also serves as a case ending, so if it is a actually a comparative, it’ll have a double “er”:

besser+er

Question 2

How do you form the comparative adjective with “so…wie”?

Answer 2

so [adjective] wie
“so bald wie”
“as soon as”

Question 3

How do you form the superlative?

Answer 3

am + [stem] + -sten

am tiefsten; am längsten

OR

[determiner] + [adjective} + -ste + [case ending]

der tiefste See
der längste Fluss