Understanding Afrikaans Comparative Adjectives
In Afrikaans, comparative adjectives are used to compare two things. Just like in English, where we say 'bigger', 'smaller', or 'faster', Afrikaans has its own way of forming these comparisons.
Important Points
- Most adjectives in Afrikaans form the comparative by adding '-er' to the end of the adjective.
- If the adjective ends with a 'g', it often changes to 'er'.
- If the adjective ends in a vowel, you often just add '-er'.
- Some adjectives are irregular and don't follow the usual rules.
- When an adjective ends in 'd', it can change to 'der'.
Let's look at some examples to understand how these rules work.
Examples
- Die kat is groter as die muis.
- Die motor is vinner as die fiets.
- Haar hare is langer as myne.
In these examples, 'groter', 'vinner', and 'langer' are the comparative forms of the adjectives.
Examples
- Die boek is beter as die film.
- Hy is slegter in wiskunde as sy broer.
- Die weer is warmer in die somer.
In these examples, 'beter', 'slegter', and 'warmer' illustrate some irregularities and regularities in forming comparatives.