Watch and read: comparatives and superlatives
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Comparatives and superlatives
Adjectives are used to construct the regular form of the comparative and superlative.
Construction of the comparative
To construct a comparative from an adjective -er is added.
leuk – leuker
mooi – mooier
When an adjective ends in -r, the ending -der is added
lekker – lekkerder
duur – duurder
Construction of the superlative
To construct a superlative from an adjective -st is added.
leuk – leukst
mooi – mooist
lekker – lekkerst
duur – duurst
Irregular forms
Some Dutch comparative and superlative forms are irregular.
For example:
| veel – meer – meest | many – more – most |
| weinig – minder – minst | little – less – least |
| goed – beter – best | good – better – best |
In some cases an -e is added to a comparative or superlative, as with adjectives.
For example
Het idee
| het betere idee | een beter idee |
De baan
| de leukere baan | een leukere baan |
Practise with Quizlet
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