Comparative

schneller, interessanter (+ als)

• Berlin ist größer als Hamburg.

Superlative

am schnellsten (adverb) / der schnellste (attributive with endings)

Practical Examples

1. Mein Auto ist schneller als deins.

• My car is faster than yours.
• Usage note: Used to compare two items (car vs. car) with a regular adjective.

1. Ist dein Kaffee heißer als meiner?

• Is your coffee hotter than mine?
• Usage note: A question using a regular comparative to ask for a difference in quality.

1. Ich finde Deutsch interessanter als Französisch.

• I find German more interesting than French.
• Usage note: Many longer adjectives form the comparative by adding "-er" without an umlaut.

1. Dieses Restaurant ist besser als das andere.

• This restaurant is better than the other one.
• Usage note: "Gut" (good) has an irregular comparative form: "besser".

1. Ich habe mehr Zeit als du.

• I have more time than you.
• Usage note: "Viel" (much/many) has an irregular comparative form: "mehr".

1. Meine Schwester ist älter als ich.

• My sister is older than me.
• Usage note: Many common one-syllable adjectives (like "alt") add an umlaut in the comparative form.

1. Er spricht am schnellsten von allen.

• He speaks the fastest of all.
• Usage note: Used for the adverbial superlative, often with "am" + adjective + "-sten", to describe an action.

1. Welches Buch findest du am besten?

• Which book do you find the best?
• Usage note: "Gut" (good) has an irregular superlative form: "am besten".

1. Das ist der größte Baum im Park.

• That is the biggest tree in the park.
• Usage note: Used for the attributive superlative (describing a noun), requiring an article (der/die/das) and adjective ending.

1. Sie hat die schönste Stimme.

• She has the most beautiful voice.
• Usage note: Attributive superlative for a feminine noun ("Stimme"), using "die" and the appropriate ending.

1. Das war das teuerste Geschenk.

• That was the most expensive present.
• Usage note: Attributive superlative for a neuter noun ("Geschenk"), using "das" and the appropriate ending.

1. Das Wetter ist heute nicht so kalt wie gestern.

• The weather isn't as cold today as yesterday.
• Usage note: A common way to express "not as... as" or equality/lesser degree, instead of a direct comparative negation.

1. Berlin ist größer als München.

• Berlin is bigger than Munich.
• Usage note: "Als" is used after a comparative adjective to introduce the second item being compared.

1. Das ist der höchste Berg in Deutschland.

• That is the highest mountain in Germany.
• Usage note: Superlatives often appear with prepositions like "in" to specify the group or location.

1. Ich wohne im kleinsten Haus in unserer Straße.

• I live in the smallest house on our street.
• Usage note: Superlative used with a contracted preposition ("in dem" becomes "im") when referring to a location.