Deze kamer is groter dan die kamer.
English: This room is bigger than that room.
- Language
- Dutch
- Level
- B1
- Unit
- Bijvoeglijke naamwoorden en vergelijking
- Practice types
- 0
What this grammar point covers
In Dutch, 'trappen van vergelijking' means the degrees of comparison. This is how you compare things: something is big, bigger, or biggest.
When to use it
Use these forms in Dutch to compare people, objects, or situations. For example, when you want to say that one thing is more or less than another, or the most or least of a group.
Key forms
- Stellende trap: groot
- Vergrotende trap: groter
- Overtreffende trap: grootst
Examples
Zij is de slimste van de klas.
English: She is the smartest in the class.
Mijn hond is kleiner dan jouw hond.
English: My dog is smaller than your dog.
Dit boek is het interessantst.
English: This book is the most interesting.
Tips
- Most adjectives add -er for the comparative and -st for the superlative.
- Use 'dan' after the comparative (groter dan).
- For the superlative, use 'het' and add -st (het grootst).
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some adjectives change their spelling, like 'goed' becomes 'beter' and 'best'.
- Adjectives ending in -r add -der (duur → duurder).