Compare two places or things
For more cold use , for more warm use . Use for than: . These are comparative forms. You do not need a noun ending when the comparison follows .
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An ending and some changed vowels
Many comparisons end in er, but common words can change their vowel or the whole form. Learn these useful pairs rather than guessing every new word. → and → are irregular. With an activity, means prefer: .
Equal, rather than more
Use for equally: . Keep this separate from . To ask for a preference, the whole phrase is useful. Learn these common comparison phrases together with their everyday meaning.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Notice the useful forms
Tap the marked grammar forms.
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It is colder here than in Hamburg.
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The jacket is warmer.
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Jonas dances better than I do.
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I prefer swimming in the lake.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Make the right comparison
Choose the right word for the gap.
Heute sind es zehn Grad, gestern fünf. Heute ist es .
It is ten degrees today, five yesterday. Today it is warmer.
Hier sind es fünf Grad, in Hamburg zehn. Hier ist es .
It is five degrees here, ten in Hamburg. It is colder here.
Der Mantel ist vierzig Jahre alt. Er ist als ich.
The coat is forty years old. It is older than I am.
Die Jacke ist zu klein. Ich brauche sie .
The jacket is too small. I need it bigger.
Jonas tanzt als ich.
Jonas dances better than I do.
Heute gibt es Regen als gestern.
There is more rain today than yesterday.
Ich schwimme im See als im Meer.
I prefer swimming in the lake to swimming in the sea.
Hier ist es kälter in Hamburg.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Complete the conversation
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Fünf Grad sind als zehn. Zehn Grad sind als fünf.
Five degrees is colder than ten. Ten degrees is warmer than five.
Diese Jacke ist . Dieser Mantel ist .
This jacket is bigger. This coat is older.
Jonas tanzt . Heute gibt es Regen.
Jonas dances better. There is more rain today.
Ich schwimme im See.
I prefer swimming in the lake.
Heute ist es so warm gestern.
It is as warm today as yesterday.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the message together
Put the words in order.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
I prefer drinking tea to coffee.
It is as warm today as yesterday.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
Respond to the situation
Choose the right words for the situation.
Both towns have ten degrees today. You describe the weather comparison.
You say:
So … wie expresses equality.
Both towns have ten degrees today. You describe the weather comparison.
You say:
So … wie expresses equality.
Unit complete
