Posted by So now you have probably mastered how to make simple sentences with two to three words in German and are happy about it 😅 (as you should be). Hurray!!! As a matter of fact it’s worth celebrating because it was a thing of hard-practicing. Moving forward, you’ll have to top up the game by adding some vital recipes called regular and irregular adjectives to the menu.
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| 1. Regular adjectives 2. Irregular adjectives 3. Comparative & superlative of regular vs. irregular adjectives 4. Sentences with basic, comparative & Superlative adjectives |
Regular Adjectives In German
These are positive and negative adjectives that don’t have comparative and superlative forms that change. For example, the comparative and superlative form of nett is netter and am nettesten respectively as compared to that of gut which is besser and am besten. Some examples are listed below;
| German | English | German | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| hübsch | beautiful | lecker | delicious |
| schwach | weak | weich | soft |
| dick | fat, thick | weit | far |
| dünn | thin | tief | deep |
| nervös | nervous (emotion) | ruhig | calm |
| leer | empty | komisch | weird, strange |
| nett | nice (personality) | leicht | light |
| bitter | bitter | spontan | spontaneous |
| sauber | clean, neat | falsch | false, wrong |
| sauer | sour | ganz | whole, entire |
| aktiv | active | blass | pale |
| aalglatt | slippery | leise | quiet |
| schwer | heavy | einfach | easy, simple, just |
| bequem | comfortable | fest | fixed, permanent |
| eng | tight | heiß | hot |
| erfolgreich | successful | früh | early |
| ernst | serious | spät | late |
| stolz | proud (positive) | privat | private |
| schick | stylish, chic | schlau | cunning |
| schüchtern | shy | reif | ripe, mature |
| alle Farben | all colours | alle Ordinalzahlen | all Ordinal numbers |
Irregular Adjectives In German
This category of adjectives on the other hand have modification in their comparative and superlative forms that are totally different from their basic forms. They are mostly one-syllabic adjectives with any of the Monophthong vowels “a, o and u” which change to their umlaut counterpart in the comparative and superlative forms. Some examples are;
| German | English | German | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoch | high, tall (inanimate) | toll | great,awesome |
| gut | good | schlank | narrow, slim |
| lang | long | viel | much, many |
| kurz | short | kalt | cold |
| gern | prefered | dumm | foolish, brainless |
| nah | near | klug | clever, smart |
| bald | soon | jung | young |
| arm | poor | klar | clear |
| warm | warm | voll | full |
| groß | tall, big (animate) | krank | sick |
| stark | strong | teuer | expensive |
| wenig | few | dunkel | dark |
Comparative & Superlative of Regular vs. Irregular Adjectives
The comparative and superlative forms of regular adjectives are usually the same as their positive or negative forms while for irregular adjectives, it is different. Compare below!
| Regular adjectives | Irregular adjectives |
|---|---|
| klar, klarer, am klarsten | wenig, minder, am mindesten |
| klein, kleiner, am kleinsten | gut, besser, am besten |
| nett, netter, am nettesten | bald, eher, am ehesten |
| schön, schöner, am schönsten | gern, lieber, am liebsten |
| bequem, bequemer, am bequemsten | dunkel, dunkler, am dunkelsten |
| stolz, stolzer, am stolzesten | viel, mehr, am meisten |
| spät, später, am spätesten | hoch, höher, am höchsten |
| früh, früher, am frühesten | nah, näher, am nächsten |
| sauer, saurer, am sauersten | dumm, dümmer, am dümmsten |
Sentences With Basic, Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
| Type | Basic | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 1. Du bist nett. (You are Kind.) | 2. Du bist netter als er. (You are nicer than him.) | 3. Sie ist das netteste Mädchen in der ganzen Welt. (She is the nicest Girl in the entire world.) |
| Irregular | 1. Du bist stark. (You are strong.) | 2. Du bist stärker als er. (You are stronger than him.) | 3. Sie ist das stärksten Mädchen in der ganzen Welt. (She is the strongest girl in the whole word.) |
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