Comparatives
Many short adjectives add -ere: kold → koldere, varm → varmere.
Compare with , not the English word for than.
Common irregular forms include god → bedre, stor → større, lille → mindre and gammel → ældre. Longer adjectives often use , as in . Comparative forms do not add noun-agreement endings.
Her er koldere end i Hamborg.It is colder here than in Hamburg.
Havet er større end søen.The sea is bigger than the lake.
Den taske er større.That bag is bigger.
Din plan er bedre.Your plan is better.
Karen er ældre end mig.Karen is older than me.
Det er mere interessant.It is more interesting.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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It is colder here than in Hamburg.
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The sea is bigger than the lake.
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That bag is bigger.
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Your plan is better.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Her er end i Hamborg.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
Havet er større søen.
The sea is bigger than the lake.
Den taske er .
That bag is bigger.
Din plan er .
Your plan is better.
Karen er end mig.
Karen is older than me.
Det er interessant.
It is more interesting.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Her er end i Hamborg.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
Havet er større søen.
The sea is bigger than the lake.
Den taske er .
That bag is bigger.
Din plan er .
Your plan is better.
Karen er end mig.
Karen is older than me.
Det er interessant.
It is more interesting.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
The sea is bigger than the lake.
That bag is bigger.
Your plan is better.
Karen is older than me.
It is more interesting.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
The sea is bigger than the lake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
The sea is bigger than the lake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
That bag is bigger.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
That bag is bigger.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Your plan is better.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Your plan is better.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
