(a) Comparison of adjectives (pages 210, 343) To compare adjectives, add –er to the end. Example: schön (nice) – schöner (nicer) Interessant (interesting) – interessanter (more interesting) Short adjectives take an Umlaut if possible: groβ -gröβer warm - wärmer kurz - kürzer nah - näher oſt - öſter klug - klüger
Exceptions: bunt - bunter, voll - voller, klar - klarer, rund - runder and flach - flacher
Irregular comparative forms: Gut - besser Viel - mehr
(b) Adjective endings (pages 280, 290) Depending on what case the adjective-noun combination is and what article is before it, the adjective ending changes. Tere are three sets:
