Essential German Grammar

Forming the Past Participle of Strong Verbs

Forming the Past Participle of Weak Verbs

The Verbs “to be” and “to have”

Ich fahre mit dem Zug nach Berlin.

Wieviel haben Sie dafür bezahlt?

Ich danke Ihnen für Ihre Gefälligkeit.
I thank you for your kindness.

. The English construction as . . . as is translated by so . . . wie.
Dieser Mann ist so alt wie mein Bruder.
This man is as old as my brother.
Than, when used with a comparative adjective, is translated by als.
Dieser Mann ist alter als mein Bruder.
This man is older than my brother.

Die Donau ist der schönste Fluss in Österreich

and superlative forms in much the same way as do English adjectives. In most instances, the comparative is formed by adding -er to the basic German adjective (or simply -r if the adjective already ends in -e), and the superlative is formed by adding -st or -est to the adjective