Understanding Afrikaans Superlative Adjectives
Superlative adjectives in Afrikaans are used to describe something that is the most or the least of a quality compared to others. It's like saying something is the tallest, the smallest, or the fastest.
Important Points
- Adjectives ending in a vowel, like 'groot' (big), simply add '-ste' to become 'grootste' (biggest).
- For adjectives ending in 'g', like 'hoog' (high), we add '-ste' to become 'hoogste' (highest).
- When an adjective ends in 'd', like 'oud' (old), it changes to '-ste', becoming 'oudste' (oldest).
- If an adjective ends in 's', like 'vars' (fresh), it becomes 'varsste' (freshest).
- For adjectives ending in a consonant, like 'lekker' (nice), we add '-ste' to become 'lekkerste' (nicest).
Sometimes, special rules apply depending on how the adjective ends. Remembering these rules will help you use superlative adjectives correctly.
Examples
- Die grootste boom is die hoogste in die woud.
- My hond is die ouste van almal.
- Dit was die lekkerste koek wat ek nog ooit geëet het.