In German, there are 3 types of comparison: comparative (Komparativ), superlative (Superlativ), and equality comparison. Each type of comparison has its own characteristics and is classified in different ways. Today's article will help you better understand the types of equality comparison in German.
In German, there are 3 types of comparison: comparative (Komparativ), superlative (Superlativ), and equality. Each type of comparison has its own characteristics and is classified in different ways. Today's article will help you better understand the types of equality comparisons in German.
- Equality comparison in German is used to compare things, phenomena, or people that share similar qualities or characteristics.
- You can use the structure so.....wie or genauso....wie in equality comparisons.
S1 + Verb + so/ genauso + Adj/Adv + wie + S2 | S1+ Verb + (S2) + so/ genauso + (Adj/Adv + Nomen) + wie + S3 |
- S1, S2 are both nouns or pronouns in the Nominativ. | - S3 is determined based on whether the object of comparison is S1 or S2. |
Die Smartwatch ist so teuer wie das Handy. (The smartwatch is as expensive as the phone.) → The smartwatch and the phone are equivalent in price. | Ich habe so viele Hausaufgaben wie du. (I have as much homework as you.) → du is compared with ich (S1 - subject) → Nominativ |
Mein Hund ist genauso klein wie dein Hund. (My dog is just as small as your dog.) → The two dogs are equally small. | Ben liebt seine Mutter genauso wie seinen Vater. (Ben loves his mother just as much as his father.) → Vater is compared with seine Mutter (S2 - Akkusativ) → seinen Vater |
Jan ist so schwer wie Marcel. (Jan is as heavy as Marcel.) → Jan and Marcel have the same weight. | Wir vertrauen ihm genauso wie dir. (We trust him as much as we trust you.) → dir is compared with ihm (S2 - Dativ) → dir |
- In addition, there are a few other structures similar to the structure of the equality comparison:
1. halb so..... wie: half as much
Ví dụ: Dieser Kuchen ist halb so groß wie der andere.
(This cake is half as big as the other one.)
2. doppelt so....wie: twice as much
Ví dụ: Dieser Kuchen ist doppelt so groß wie der andere.
(This cake is twice as big as the other one.)
3. fast so...wie: almost as much
Ví dụ: Dieser Kuchen ist fast so groß wie der andere.
(This cake is almost as big as the other one.)
4. nicht so....wie: not as much
Ví dụ: Dieser Kuchen ist nicht so groß wie der andere.
(This cake is not as big as the other one.)
Knowledge test
Equality comparison with genauso.....wie
- 1.
Mein Neffe/ mein Bruder/ intelligent/ sein/.
- 2.
Anna/ sein/ hübsch/ Karoline/.