Trappe Van Vergelyking - Degrees Of Comparison Flashcards
What is it called when two things are being compared?
Die vergrotende trap
The comparative form
What words can indicate the comparative form is needed?
Hoe
As
What is the Afrikaans equivalent of the superlative form?
Oortreffende trap
What words indicate that the superlative form is needed?
Die
What is the general rule for the vergrotende trap?
Add er
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and there is a short vowel and it ends in a single consonant?
Double the consonant
Add er
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has twin vowels and ends in a single consonant?
Drop one vowel
Add er
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in r?
Add der
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has a short vowel and ends in g?
Add ter
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in ig?
Add er
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and ends in g?
Follow the adjective rule
Add an r
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in d?
Follow the adjective rule
Add r
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has a short vowel and ends in f?
Follow the adjective rule
Add an r
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it has a long vowel and ends in f?
Follow the adjective rule
Add r
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in a consonant and f?
Follow the adjective rule
Add r
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in u?
Add wer
What happens when you need to change it into the vergrotende trap and it ends in de or e?
Use mees before the word
Don’t add suffixes
How do you change baie to the vergrotende trap?
Meer
How do you change goed to the vergrotende trap?
Beter
How do you change jonk to the vergrotende trap?
Jonger
How do you change kwaad to the vergrotende trap?
Kwater
How do you change lank to the vergrotende trap?
Langer
How do you change nuut to the vergrotende trap?
Nuwer
How do you change selde to the vergrotende trap?
Minder
What is the general rule for the oortreffende trap?
Add ste
What must you do when you have to change it to the oortreffende trap and it ends in s?
Add ste
Don’t drop the original s
What is important to remember when changing to the oortreffende trap?
Change the root word, not the converted word
What must you do when changing to the oortreffende trap and it ends in de or e?
Use mees before the word
Don’t add the suffix
How do you change baie to the oortreffende trap?
Meeste
How do you change bietjie to the vergrotende trap?
Minder
How do you change bietjie to the oortreffende trap?
Minste
How do you change goed to the oortreffende trap?
Beste
How do you change jonk to the oortreffende trap?
Jongste
How do you change lank to the oortreffende trap?
Langste
How do you change selde to the oortreffende trap?
Minste
