7.8: Irregularities in the Comparative and Superlative
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Like English, German has some irregular forms of the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs. Consider the irregular forms “good,” “better,” “best,” compared to the regular forms “red,” “redder,” “reddest.” (See Unit 6.)
ROOT | COMPARATIVE | SUPERLATIVE | |||
gern | (gladly) | lieber | (preferably) | am liebsten | (to like most of all) |
gut | (good) | besser | best-, am besten | ||
hoch or hoh– | (high) | höher | höchst-, am höchsten | ||
nah | (near) | näher | nächst-, am nächsten | ||
oft | (often) | öfter | häufigst-, am häufigsten | ||
viel | (much) | mehr | meist-, am meisten |