Alle neuenSchuhe sind mir zuerst zu eng. (nom., pl.)
All new shoes are at first too tight for me.Points to watch out for
Spelling variations
When positioned before a noun, adjectives with -auor-eu(sauer,teuer)
drop the -ebefore-r, while adjectives ending in -el(dunkel) drop the -e
before the -l. Also note that hochloses the letter -c:Er fährt einen teuren Sportwagen.
He drives an expensive sports car.Es war eine dunkle Nacht.
It was a dark night.Sie sprang über den hohen Zaun.
She jumped over the high fence.Different endings
Colours ending in -a, such as lila‘purple’,rosa‘pink’, don’t take endings
in standard German:Er trägt ein rosa Hemd.
He wears a pink shirt.Sie mag ihre lila Bluse.
She likes her purple blouse.Adjectives constructed from names of towns end in -erand don’t change
their forms:Der Frankfurter Hauptbahnhof wurde gerade renoviert.
The Frankfurt railway station has just been renovated.Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
Formation
Adjectives are frequently used in the comparative and superlative form.
The comparative form is constructed by adding -erwhile the superlative
is formed with am+-sten.Unit 15: Adjectives and adverbs 111