Questions tagged [comparative]
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Converting sentence with multiple nouns (each having own adjective) into a je-desto Satz
Convert to Je-desto Satz
Question: Manche Familien haben viele Kinder. Die Kinder verhalten sich sozial. je...desto.
Soltn: Je manche(er) Familie mehrer Kinder haben, desto verhalte ndie Kinder sich ...
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Guidance on comparatives and superlatives with optional umlauts
I have just learned that there are some adjectives with optional umlaut-ification (e.g. rot) as opposed to required or prohibited (in comparatives and superlatives).
So... is there some general sense ...
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Declension of "klein" in "Ich hatte ein paar kleinere medizinische Eingriffe."
I've been trying to figure out why "klein" is declined as "kleinere" given that it is modifying the plural masculine noun "Eingriffe". The best I can come up with is that ...
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What form is “öfters” that it requires an “s” (sentence shared in post)
In this sentence, why does “öfters” have the “s”? I believe the verb is in Konjunktive II, but why is the word “öfter” being modified?
“Wenn ich mehr Zeit hätte, ginge ich öfters spazieren.”
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Positiv, Komparativ, Superlativ – How does superlative take a noun form in German?
I came across this sentence (courtesy to Nicos Weg):
Du bist der Schnellste.
This, as I came to understand thanks to Google Übersetzer, translates to:
You are the fastest.
I have also seen ...
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Why is it "ein wichtiger Tag" rather than "ein wichtig Tag"? [closed]
I think "wichtiger" is the comparative form, so why do we use it here, even though we're not making a comparison? Is it because there's some implicit comparison here in German ("today ...
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Isn't it demanding to ask for something with "Ich möchte"?
When they tell a waiter what food they'd like, why do Germans say "Ich möchte _" even though that translates as "I want _". Saying you want something sounds demanding in English. &...
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Kann jemand diese Benutzung von "häufiger" erklären?
Folgendes habe ich in dem Spiegel gelesen:
In einem niedersächsischen Corona-Impfzentrum zog eine
Krankenschwester Spritzen mit Kochsalz auf. Das genaue Ausmaß ist
unklar, doch die Ermittler sind ...
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Probleme bei der Interpretation eines Satzes
ich bin hier auf den folgenden Satz gestoßen
Einiges spricht dafür, dass mehr Unternehmen die Coronakrise überstehen als befürchtet
Mir ist klar, dass gemeint ist, dass man befürchtet hat, dass ...
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What's the difference between "lange" and "länger"?
I seem to get these two words constantly mixed up in speaking. Is someone able to help me out by providing some examples that will help me remember the difference? I tend to just guess normally.
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Comparative and "zu" sentence
I have encountered this sentence in Duden:
Eher will ich sterben, als diesen Greis heiraten.
I thought it should have been like this:
Eher will ich sterben, als diesen Greis zu heiraten.
Why wasn'...
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How to translate sentences like "One of the fastest cars on the market" or "One of the biggest disasters in history..."? [closed]
I always struggle with these types of sentences in German as I'm not sure how exactly the declension of the indefinite article is decided. For example, I would normally write a sentence like "one ...
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"Sehr viel" + Komparativ - Grammatisch korrekt?
Neulich habe ich den folgenden Satz in einem Buch gelesen "Allen anderen ginge es schliesslich "sehr viel schlechter" als Deutschland". Beim Lesen habe ich mich gewundert, ob ...
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längere versus lange [duplicate]
A German text I am reading has the following sentences:
“Wenn der DAX über längere Zeit steigt, dann geht es der Börse in Deutschland gut.
Wenn er längere Zeit fällt, geht es der Börse schlecht. “
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Komparativ von "daneben" (umgangssprachlich)
Vor Kurzem wurde mir so etwas Ähnliches gesagt wie
Patricks Aussage war völlig daneben.
wobei daneben die umgangssprachliche Bedeutung "nicht passend zur Situation" hatte.
Ich wollte dann sagen, ...
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Kann "grundlegend" im Komparativ oder Superlativ verwendet werden?
In meiner Bachelorarbeit hatte ich gerade die Situation, dass ich über ein Softwareprodukt in seiner minimalsten Ausführung sprechen möchte. Intuitiv kam mir dabei in den Sinn, das wie folgt zu ...
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Simple question regarding "Der Kasus & spezifische Anzahl eines Nomens nach Vergleichswort wie"
The case remains the same with the one in the main sentence (Hauptsatz), depending on what it refers to does it not?
Ich helfe meiner Mutter lieber als meinem Bruder (als ich meinem Bruder helfe).
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What is the German equivalent of "at that" as in "a weak A2, at that"?
There is a very peculiar English phrase/fragment that is used to express the feeling that something is a weak case of something. It's as if you are warning emphatically the person you are speaking ...
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Difference Between "langer" and "länger"
What's the difference between "langer" and "länger"? Google Translate returns "longer" for both?
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Do the vowels of all monosyllabic adjectives change into »umlaut« in comparative / superlative form?
I've heard that the monosyllabic adjectives – that is: adjectives which only consist of one syllable – take an umlaut in their comparative and superlative forms.
Is that true as a general rule?
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Infinitive and use of "dass" in a sentence
Is this sentence grammaticality correct?
"Denkst du dass, es besser ist, allein zu sein als zusammen zu sein?"
Or is it better to say;
"Denkst du, allein zu sein ist besser als zusammen zu sein?"
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Am wichtigsten usage
I wanted to frame a sentence with "Most importantly"
Can I use "Am Wichtigsten ist" or "vor allem sollte"? I am not sure which one is the correct solution.
For example, I want to convey in a letter ...
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Is "am einmaligsten" a valid superlative
I found someone writing
Der einmaligste Kuchen, den du jemals gesehen hast.
For me as a German this sounds strange. Is there really a comparative or even a superlative for einmalig? I mean, ...
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Why and when is the comparative degree used to express the opposite?
Looking at adjectives like "alt", "jung", "lang", "kurz" and their respective comparative degree "älter", etc. I get the impression that their sense is inversed.
Like in "älteres Auto"/older car, the ...
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