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Comparisons

When two nouns or activities are compared and found to be the same, the formula so...wie or gleich... is used. Example sentences.

Comparative form

The formula -er als is used to say that one thing or activity possesses more of a particular quality than another. Often, an Umlaut is added to the adjective. Example sentences:

Important irregular comparative forms are gut, besser (good, better), viel, mehr (much/many, more), hoch, höher (high, higher), gern, lieber (gladly, more 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:

Superlatives