Breakdown of Der Turm ist höher und der Ausblick ist noch schöner.
sein
to be
und
and
schön
beautiful
noch
more, additional
hoch
high
der Turm
the tower
der Ausblick
the view (from a place)
Questions & Answers about Der Turm ist höher und der Ausblick ist noch schöner.
Why is the comparative of hoch spelled as höher instead of "hocher"?
hoch (high) has an irregular comparative form, which is a main focus of this lesson. When it changes to the comparative, it drops the c and adds an umlaut over the o. Therefore, it becomes höher.
What does noch mean in this sentence? Doesn't it usually mean "still"?
You are right that noch often means "still" (as in "I am still eating"). However, when you place noch immediately before a comparative adjective like schöner (more beautiful) or höher (higher), it translates to "even". So, noch schöner means "even more beautiful".
Why does höher get an extra umlaut added to its base form, but schöner doesn't?
Many short, common German adjectives that contain an a, o, or u gain an umlaut in their comparative form (like kalt becoming kälter, or hoch becoming höher). However, the base word schön (beautiful) already has an umlaut, so it behaves like a regular adjective: you simply add -er to the end to make schöner.
Why does the verb ist stay in the normal second position after und?
und (and) is a coordinating conjunction. This means it connects two independent, equal sentences together without messing up the word order of the second one. The first part is Der Turm ist höher (verb in position 2) and the second part is der Ausblick ist noch schöner (verb also in position 2).
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