German · A2 · Everyday language
Soft Warm Similar in German
Compare familiar baby comforts using so ... wie and genauso ... wie for equal qualities, and nicht so ... wie for differences.
What you'll learn
- Compare softness, warmth, size and feelings in everyday German.
- Use so ... wie for “as ... as” and genauso ... wie for “just as ... as.”
- Use nicht so ... wie for “not as ... as.”
German phrases for soft warm similar
Deine Decke ist so weich wie dein Teddy.
Your blanket is as soft as your teddy.
Put the adjective weich between so and wie.
Diese Flasche ist genauso warm wie die da.
This bottle is just as warm as that one.
Die da is a natural spoken way to say “that one” when pointing to another bottle.
Dein Bad ist nicht so warm wie meins.
Your bath is not as warm as mine.
Meins means “mine” and stands for mein Bad.
Deine kleinen Socken sind genauso weich wie deine Mütze.
Your little socks are just as soft as your hat.
Use sind with the plural Socken. Genauso emphasizes that they are equally soft.
Du bist so müde wie ich.
You are as tired as I am.
German naturally uses wie ich here without repeating the verb.
Dieses Lätzchen ist nicht so groß wie das da.
This bib is not as big as that one.
Das da means “that one” and refers to another Lätzchen, a neuter noun.
Du bist in meinen Armen genauso glücklich wie in Papas Armen.
You are just as happy in my arms as in Dad's arms.
Papas means “Dad’s” and takes no apostrophe in German.
Heute bist du nicht so hungrig wie gestern.
Today you are not as hungry as yesterday.
When Heute comes first, the verb bist comes next, followed by du.
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die Decke
blanket
Deine Decke means “your blanket.”
der Teddy
teddy bear
A familiar short form of der Teddybär.
die Flasche
bottle
In baby-care contexts, this can refer to a feeding bottle.
das Bad
bath
Here it refers to the bath, not the bathtub, which is die Badewanne.
die Socke; die Socken
sock; socks
Deine kleinen Socken means “your little socks.”
die Mütze
hat; cap
Commonly used for a baby's soft or knitted hat.
das Lätzchen
bib
Nouns ending in the diminutive suffix -chen are neuter.
weich; warm; groß
soft; warm; big
Useful adjectives for comparing comfort items.
müde; glücklich; hungrig
tired; happy; hungry
Use these with sein to describe how someone feels.
in meinen Armen
in my arms
This location phrase uses the dative plural: meinen Armen.
Equal and unequal comparisons
Place the adjective between so or genauso and wie. Add nicht before so to say that something has less of a quality. Use wie, not als, in these patterns.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| As ... as | so + adjective + wie | Deine Decke ist so weich wie dein Teddy. |
| Just as ... as | genauso + adjective + wie | Diese Flasche ist genauso warm wie die da. |
| Not as ... as | nicht so + adjective + wie | Dein Bad ist nicht so warm wie meins. |
Adjectives after sein
An adjective describing the subject after sein does not take an ending. It stays the same with singular and plural subjects.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ist + adjective | Deine Decke ist weich. |
| Plural | sind + adjective | Deine Socken sind weich. |
Short comparisons and word order
You can leave out repeated words after wie when the meaning is clear. In a statement, the conjugated verb stays in second position, even when a time word comes first.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Comparing people | wie + subject pronoun | Du bist so müde wie ich. |
| Comparing situations | genauso + adjective + wie + location phrase | Du bist in meinen Armen genauso glücklich wie in Papas Armen. |
| Starting with today | Heute + verb + subject + ... | Heute bist du nicht so hungrig wie gestern. |
More examples
Deine Mütze ist so weich wie deine Decke.
Your hat is as soft as your blanket.
Use so ... wie to compare equal softness.
Du bist genauso müde wie ich.
You are just as tired as I am.
Genauso makes the equality more explicit.
Diese Flasche ist nicht so warm wie die da.
This bottle is not as warm as that one.
Nicht so warm means the first bottle is cooler than the other one.