Questions tagged [comparison]
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Position of Subjektsprädikativ after "desto"
An adjective/adverb follows "desto": Desto besser.
What if I have a phrase like "verbunden sein" or "vertraut sein", where can I put the adjective?
Can I put it directly ...
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"So ein schönes Auto wie dieses" or "Ein Auto so schön wie dieses"?
Are both "Ich habe ein Auto so schön wie dieses gesehen" and "Ich habe so ein schönes Auto wie dieses gesehen" correct?
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Wann benutzt man "wie" und wann "als" bei Komparativsätzen?
Ich glaubte immer, dass wenn man zwei ungleiche Dinge vergleicht, dann benutzt man "als", um das Verhältnis zwischen ihnen auszudrücken
Der Tee hier schmeckt besser als der Kaffee
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Use of comparative adjectives and adverbs
Want to apologise for being a nuisance. Have another question if I may. Here are two sentences from my grammar book:
Welcher Junge ist am stärksten?
Welcher Junge ist der stärkste?
Regarding the ...
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Are both these German phrases grammatically correct?
Are both these German phrases valid? My translator app came up with both of these somehow but I'm not sure what the difference is.
My translator app translated "What are other ways to say 'How ...
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Comparing using a noun vs comparing using an adjective
In one of my recent posts on r/Writestreakgerman (subreddit), I got the following statement corrected as the statement written underneath it.
Meine Tage sind mehr Produktiv als vorher, weil ich mehr ...
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What is the formal name of the "je...desto" construction?
Is there a formal syntactic name as well as description for the construction "je...desto"? I read that it can be described as "relating two comparatives". I see it as establishing ...
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Why Schlimmstes but no Schlimmster?
Das Schlimmste is frequently used without an article like this:
Bürgermeister Marques befürchtet für seinen Ort Schlimmstes.
Man vermutet Schlimmstes.
Es ist Schlimmstes zu befürchten.
But der ...
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What's the difference between "Strahl" and "Strahlung"?
I wanted to write something like:
Wir müssen die Sonnenstrahlen / Sonnenstrahlungen in Anspruch nehmen, weil man dadurch umweltfreundliche und nachhaltige Energie generieren kann.
I checked Duden ...
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How can I say 'as is' to make a comparison?
I have been wondering how to translate the sentence
The man is very handsome, as is his brother
to German. Specifically the part I have trouble with is the 'as is'. So far I have written
(a) 'Der ...
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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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Multiple comparisons w/o "als"
I am trying to understand the order in the following text.
In einem Laufwettbewerb beendete Gabi das Rennen in 1 Stunde. Fabian kam in 13 Minuten mehr, Gregor in 8 Minuten weniger an.
It is not ...
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Declination of adjective as form of increase
I'm not too sure about the declination of the word 'hart' in the following sentence:
"einmaliges Vergehen sofort härtestens zu bestrafen"
I know a solution for this would be to say "...
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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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Steigerung - Article
Welcher Artikel benutzt man bei Steigerungen (Superlativ)? Ein Beispiel:
Ihre Tochter ist das größte von allen Kindern in der Klasse.
Warum ist dort "das"? Ist das laut Kindern eben so ...
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