Two aspects of German grammar that learners struggle with in particular are comparatives and superlatives. Below, I’ll show you some examples and definitions of these two in use.<\/p>\n
Then, I’ll teach you how to form comparatives and superlatives in German and how to use them correctly in different contexts.<\/p>\n
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Comparatives<\/strong> are used when comparing two things, people, actions, characteristics or qualities that are seemingly different.<\/p>\n Superlatives<\/strong> are used when you want to make a claim that something, relative to all others, has the most or least of a given characteristic.<\/p>\n By contrast, if you want to compare a shared characteristic of two things and you think the two characteristics are equal, there’s no need for a comparative or superlative adjective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You would instead use a positive adjective, or an adjective in its most simple form, and put it in between so<\/em> (as) and wie<\/em>\u00a0(as\/like).<\/p>\n Ich bin so<\/strong> schnell wie<\/strong> du.<\/em> (I am as fast as you.)<\/p>\n Before jumping into how comparatives and superlatives work in German, it can be helpful to look at the building blocks of English<\/a>.<\/p>\n When we compare or judge the qualities of a thing or action, we use either adjectives or adverbs<\/strong>. You probably recall that adjectives describe people, places or things, and adverbs describe actions.<\/p>\n \n