Einfacheren

Einfacheren is a declined form of the German adjective einfach, in the comparative degree meaning “simpler” or “easier.” It is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical form that appears in different case and number contexts according to German adjective declension rules.

In German, adjectives are declined to reflect the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify. The ending -eren occurs in several common contexts, notably:

- Masculine singular with a definite article in the accusative: den einfacheren Weg.

- Masculine singular with a definite article in the dative: dem einfacheren Weg; with an indefinite article in the dative or accusative: einem einfacheren Weg, einen einfacheren Weg.

- Plural with a definite article in nominative or accusative: die einfacheren Lösungen.

- Plural in the genitive or dative after certain constructions: den einfacheren Wegen, des einfacheren Weges.

Examples:

- Wir wählen den einfacheren Weg. (masculine singular, accusative, definite article)

- Die einfacheren Lösungen wurden vorgestellt. (plural, nominative/accusative, definite article)

- Mit dem einfacheren Plan könnte es funktionieren. (masculine singular, dative, definite article)

- Des einfacheren Weges war keine Rede mehr. (masculine singular, genitive, definite article)

Usage notes:

- einfacheren is used where a comparison is being stated or implied, and the form depends on grammatical context.

- The adverbial sense “more simply” would use einfach, not einfacheren; einfach serves as the adverb, while einfacher/einfacheren serves as the adjective in comparative forms.

See also: German adjective declension, comparative degree, cases and articles in German.