Leichterem

Leichterem is an inflected form of the German adjective leicht, specifically the comparative form leichter combined with a dative singular ending. It is not a separate word with its own meaning, but a grammatical variant that appears when the comparative adjective describes a masculine or neuter noun in the dative case and carries no determiner that signals the case.

In German, adjectives are declined to reflect case, number, gender, and the presence or absence of determiners. The form leicht-er-em (leichterem) results from attaching the dative singular ending to the comparative stem leichter. This form is most likely to occur in phrases in which the adjective in the comparative degree modifies a noun in the dative case, and the surrounding grammar requires the corresponding ending.

Usage notes:

- Leichterem is tied to contexts where an attribute is being expressed in the dative and the adjective is in the comparative degree.

- It can appear in more formal or literary style, or in constructions that emphasize a relative degree of ease or lightness.

- The more common, non-comparative dative form for leicht is leichtem, as in leichtem Tempo or leichtem Gepäck, when the comparison is not being stressed. The use of leichterem typically signals a specific comparative nuance.

See also: German adjective declension, comparative grammar, leichter, leicht, declined adjective forms.