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This final lesson brings together everything from the course: predicate adjectives, adjective endings in all four cases, the three declension patterns, comparatives, superlatives, adverbs, and describing people and places. Use this lesson as a comprehensive reference and revision guide.
| Position | Ending | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Predicate (after verb) | No ending | Das Haus ist groß. |
| Attributive (before noun) | Ending required | Das große Haus. |
| Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| Acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| Dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| Gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| Acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| Dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| Gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| Acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| Dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| Gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Formation | Adjective + -er |
| Umlaut | Many one-syllable adjectives: alt → älter, groß → größer, jung → jünger |
| Irregular | gut → besser, viel → mehr, gern → lieber, hoch → höher, nah → näher |
| "Than" | als (not wie): größer als |
| "As...as" | so...wie: so groß wie |
| Before noun | Comparative + adjective ending: ein größeres Haus |
| "More and more" | immer + comparative: immer besser |
| "The more...the more" | je + comp., desto/umso + comp. |
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Predicate | am + adjective + -(e)sten: am größten, am besten |
| Attributive | der/die/das + adjective + -ste + ending: der größte Mann |
| Extra -e- | After -d, -t, -s, -ß, -sch, -z: am ältesten, am heißesten |
| Irregular | am besten, am meisten, am liebsten, am höchsten, am nächsten |
| Attributive endings | Always weak (preceded by definite article) |
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Formation | Same form as adjective (no suffix) |
| Comparative | Adverb + -er: schneller, besser |
| Superlative | am + adverb + -sten: am schnellsten, am besten |
| Word order | TeKaMoLo: Temporal → Kausal → Modal → Lokal |
| Irregulars | gut → besser → am besten; gern → lieber → am liebsten; viel → mehr → am meisten |
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