A2-12 · Compare training with schneller, besser and mehr
Fitness
Compare speed, performance and amounts in a fictional training session.
About 5 minutes to read · 12 quiz questions
01
Faster than yesterday
In this fictional gym, Lea and Ben compare their training. Add -er to many short adjectives to make a comparison. Als introduces the person or thing you compare with.
Lea läuft schneller als Ben.
Lea runs faster than Ben.
Ben läuft langsamer als Lea.
Ben runs more slowly than Lea.
Heute trainiere ich länger als gestern.
Today I train for longer than yesterday.
Die Pause ist kürzer als gestern.
The break is shorter than yesterday.
Schnell becomes schneller and langsam becomes langsamer. These forms describe how someone trains, so they do not take noun endings.
02
Better and more
The coach compares two training sessions. Some common comparisons change their form. Gut becomes besser, and viel becomes mehr. Learn these as pairs.
Ben schwimmt heute besser als gestern.
Ben swims better today than yesterday.
Lea macht mehr Übungen als Ben.
Lea does more exercises than Ben.
Ben macht weniger Pausen als gestern.
Ben takes fewer breaks than yesterday.
Das Training ist heute besser als gestern.
The training is better today than yesterday.
Use besser for quality and mehr for quantity. Weniger means less or fewer. Das Training is training, and die Übung is an exercise.
03
Compare competition results
Lea and Ben take part in a small fictional competition. Use the same patterns for distances, speed and the number of rounds. Name both sides of the comparison so the result is clear.
Im Wettkampf läuft Ben schneller als im Training.
In the competition, Ben runs faster than in training.
Lea springt weiter als Ben.
Lea jumps farther than Ben.
Ben läuft heute mehr Runden als gestern.
Ben runs more laps today than yesterday.
Nach dem Wettkampf läuft Lea langsamer als vorher.
After the competition, Lea runs more slowly than before.
Weit becomes weiter. Eine Runde is one lap, and ein Wettkampf is a competition. Mehr Runden compares a count; schneller compares speed.
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