Master the Dutch Degrees of Comparison

[@stephenogier7499]

Another very useful video Vinod. Thank you.

[@Zzland-h6w]

What about those adjectives with more than one syllable like we add in English more the most ."

[@stephenogier7499]

I assume that the article in the superlative depends on the noun that follows.

[@dutchforexpats]

That is correct. Examples: Dat is het grootste huis in de straat. Februari is de kortste maand van het jaar.

[@stephenogier7499]

What word should we use for than in the sentence 'This pan is hotter than that one.'?

[@dutchforexpats]

That would ‘dan’. Deze pan is heter dan die (pan).

[@stephenogier7499]

Heavy: zwaar / zwaarder / de/het zwaarst; Proud: hoogmoedig / meer hoogmoedig / de/het meest hoogmoedig But according to Google Translate, another word for proud is trots, so trotser / de trotsst!? (I only used Google Translate for the base adjective, not the comparative and superlative.) For aller, we would usually use very in English: Hij is de allerbeste person… = He is the very best person (for the job).

[@dutchforexpats]

Thanks Stephen! I was indeed referring to ‘trots’. Because it already ends with S, we don’t need an extra S in de superlative degree. Example: Ik ben de trotste vader van de wereld.

[@stephenogier7499]

@@dutchforexpats Thank you. I'm sure you are indeed the proudest father in the world. 😀