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Nouns and cases

der Superlativ

In English: superlative

The form of the adjective for the highest degree. After a verb it is am + adjective + -sten; in front of a noun it is the article + adjective + -st- + adjective ending.

Example: Lea läuft am schnellsten. Sie ist die schnellste Läuferin.

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der Komparativ das Adjektiv die Adjektivdeklination

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