Das adjektiv

Das Adjektiv Das Adjektiv kennzeichnet oder beschreibt eine Eigenschaft einer mit einem Substantiv bezeichneten Person / Sache. I) Die Steigerungsformen des Adjektivs 1) Germanische Steigerung (-er than / the -est) bei: - einsilbigen Adjektiven - great, greater than, the greatest - zweisilbigen Adjektiven auf -y - easy, easier than, the easiest - zweisilbigen Adjektiven auf -le - able, abler than, the ablest - zweisilbigen Adjektiven auf -ow - narrow, narrower than, the narrowest 2) Romanische Steigerung (more - than, the most -) bei: - mehr als zweisilbigen Adjektiven: - difficult, more difficult than, the most difficult - zweisilbigen Adjektiven, die auf der ersten Silbe betont werden: - modern, more modern than, the most modern - aus Partizipien entstandenen Adjektiven: - interesting, more interesting than, the most interesting - abgeleiteten Adjektiven auf -ly: - friendly, more friendly than, the most friendly 3) Unregelmäßige Steigerung: good, better than, the best bad, worse than, the worst much / many, more than, the most little, less than, the least (wenig, gering) smaller than, the smallest (klein) near, nearer than, the nearest (räumlich) the next (Reihenfolge) old, older than, the oldest elder than, the eldest (bei Familienmitgliedern) far, further than, the furthest (bildlich) farther than, the farthest (räumlich) later, later than, the latest (zeitliches Verhältnis) latter than, the last (Reihenfolge) II) Gebrauch der Steigerungsformen im Vergleich as ... as - He is as tall as his brother. taller / more cautious than - He is taler / more cautious than his brother.

     not as (so) ... as - He is not as (so) tall as his brother. less ..

    . than - He is less cautious than his brother. III) SUBSTANTIVIERUNG von ADJEKTIVEN: the + Adjektiv, wenn die Gesamtheit gemeint ist. - the blind (die Blinden) / the blind man the + Nationalitätenbezeichnung - the English / the English girl auf -\"sh\" und -\"(t)ch\" - the Dutch / the Dutch capital IV) STÜTZWORD: one / ones Um die Wiederholung eines zählbaren - This book is nicer than that one. Substantivs zu vermeiden, kann man - These pears look better than das Stützwort one / ones einsetzen. those ones.

     One/Ones darf nicht nach \"own\" und - Would you like to borrow my car? Zahlwörtern eingesetzt werden! No, thanks. I\'ll use my own. Exercises I) Please give the comparative and superlative forms! 1) comfortable 10) polite 19) interested 28) dull 2) noisy 11) beautiful 20) patient 29) poor 3) noble 12) appropriate 21) large 30) delicate 4) lovely 13) good 22) decent 31) disappointed 5) hot 14) muddy 23) small 32) stern 6) bad 15) lovable 24) clever 33) significant 7) exciting 16) low 25) tall 34) certain 8) young 17) clear 26) splendid 35) mean 9) remote 18) loving 27) quiet 36) simple IV) Adjectives used as Nouns. Please translate! 1) (Das Schlimmste) ___The worst_____________ of the exam is over. 2) Norman Mailer wrote the novel: \"(Die Nackten und die Toten)\". \"_______the Nakes And The Dead______________________________\" 3) (Die Verwundeten) ___The injured_______________ could not be treated.

     4) (Das Bessere) ____The better_____________ is the enemy of (des Guten) ____the good_____________. 5) (Der Tote) __The dead_______________could not be identified. 6) (Die Erfahrenen) _The experience________________ knew what lay ahead of them. 7) He felt sorry for ____the poor_____________ (die Armen). 8) (Die Holländer) _________________ are a seafaring nation. 9) (Das Schlimmste) _________________ was that he was completely helpless.

     10) (Der Blinde) _________________ could not find his way. 11) (Die Kranken) _________________ could not be taken to hospital in time. 12) (Das Unbekannte) _________________ was always frightening for her. 13) (Die Blinden) ________________were supported by the government. 14) (Das Folgende) _________________ was familiar to him. 15) (Die Angeklagte) _________________ could not answer any more.

     VI) Comparative or Superlative? 1) This is _______________ thing that could happen to me. (unpleasant). 2) ___Better____________ now than never. (good) 3) In the second exam he was __more successful_____________ in the first one. (successful) 4) On that cruise she was _____sicker than__________ ever before. (sick) 5) This time he mad _____fewer__________ mistakes than in his last paper.

     (few) 6) Today we cannot go for a walk because it is ____wetter than___________ yesterday. (wet) 7) That was ___the least___________ I could do for your. (little) 8) Last year our hotel was __noisier_____________ this year. (noisy) 9) Nowadays people smoke _fewer______________ cigarettes than they used to. (few) 10) Twenty is __less than_____________ twenty-seven. (little) 11) Please behave yourself and make a bit __less____________ noise.

     (little) 12) This was __more exciting_____________ experience in his life. (exciting) 13) There were certainly _more pleasent______________ places than this village. (pleasant) 14) The second entrance was even __narrower_____________ the first one. (narrow) 15) She is considered one of __greaest_____________ dramatists of our time. (great) 16) This is ____silliest___________ idea you could have had. (silly) 17) He was __most handsome_____________ all the other boy friends she had had.

     (handsome) 18) He seemed to have become ___thinner____________ every time I saw him. (thin) 19) The perfume smelt ___nicer than____________ she had expected. (nice) 20) I\'ve never seen a _prettier__ woman than her. 21) The __sooner_________ we finished this project, the __better_________. (soon / good) 22) He was _____richest__________ man in town. (rich)