Then and now: comparatives and plurals

Final [e] is not silent. It is a short [e] sound, as in 'Liebe'. Final [er] is a longer sound, as in 'lieber'. Add '-er' to adjectives or adverbs to form the comparative. There are some exceptions, e.g., 'gut - besser'. Use 'als' to mean 'than', e.g. 'besser als'. Where two things are the same, use 'so ... wie', e.g.. 'so gut wie', Plural rule 5: some nouns add '–s'. They may end in in –a, -i,-o,-u-or –y and are usually 'borrowed' words. Make adjectives into plural nouns by capitalising the adjective and adding -en.