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GCSE German: Adjectival phrases (Higher tier)

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  1. What is the superlative of the German adjective 'gut'?

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    der/die/das beste (before a noun); am besten (after the noun/verb). It is irregular.

  2. What is the superlative of the German adjective 'hoch'?

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    der/die/das höchste; am höchsten. It is irregular (note the -ch- returns in the superlative).

  3. The superlative of the German adverb 'gern' is ?.

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    am liebsten

  4. What is the superlative of the German adjective 'viel'?

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    der/die/das meiste; am meisten. It is irregular.

  5. What is the superlative of the German adjective 'nah'?

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    der/die/das nächste; am nächsten. It is irregular.

  6. How is a German superlative formed before a noun (e.g. 'the fastest car')?

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    Definite article + adjective + -ste (with adjective ending): das schnellste Auto.

  7. How is a German superlative formed after the noun or verb (e.g. 'Anna runs fastest')?

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    am + adjective + -sten: Anna läuft am schnellsten.

  8. What do German superlatives of adjectives ending in -d, -t, -s, -ß, -sch, -x or -z add before -st?

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    An extra -e, e.g. laut → am lautesten, heiß → am heißesten.

  9. The comparative of the German adjective 'teuer' is ?.

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    teurer

  10. What is the comparative of the German adjective 'dunkel'?

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    dunkler — the -e- of the stem is dropped.

  11. What is the comparative of the German adjective 'groß'?

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    größer — the stem vowel takes an umlaut.

  12. In AQA GCSE German, are comparative spelling changes like teuer → teurer individually credit-bearing?

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    Yes, normally — unlike the extra -e in superlatives (e.g. lauteste), which is not normally credit-bearing.

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