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Superlative forms

The formula am -sten is used to say that an activity or noun possesses most of a particular quality. Often, an Umlaut is added to the adjective. Example sentences:

Important irregular superlative forms are gut, am besten (good, best), viel, am meisten (much, most), hoch, am höchsten (high, highest), gern, am liebsten (gladly, most gladly). Example sentences:

Comparative and superlative forms that precede nouns

When a comparative or superlative form precedes a noun and/or is preceded by an article, it takes the same adjective endings as other adjectives: Examples:

See also:

Comparatives