Jüngerer

Jüngerer is a German adjective form derived from jung, used to describe someone or something that is younger in age or rank compared with another reference point. It appears most often before a noun in attributive position, and can also function as part of a noun phrase when capitalized as der Jüngere in certain contexts.

In German grammar, adjective endings after articles or determiners follow specific patterns. The form jünger or jüngerer changes depending on gender, case, and article. For masculine singular, no determiner yields j ung er Mann (jüngerer Mann in some contexts), with an indefinite article ein jün ger er Mann, and with a definite article der jüngere Mann. For feminine singular: jüng ere Frau, eine jüng ere Frau, die jüng ere Frau. For neuter singular: jüng eres Kind, ein jüng eres Kind, das jüng ere Kind. The exact ending thus depends on whether the noun is definite, indefinite, or bare on its own.

As a noun, Jüngerer (capitalized) can refer to “the younger person,” especially in phrases like der Jüngere von zwei Brüdern or in historical or genealogical writing. In everyday language, the noun usage is less common than the attributive adjective form, and the noun is typically written with capitalization.

Usage notes: jünger generally functions as the comparative form of jung (younger) and is used for predicative or comparative constructions (Er ist jünger als ich). Jüngerer as an attributive form is common before masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns with appropriate endings, and its exact form reflects the presence or absence of a determiner.