Längerer

Längerer is the attributive, inflected form of the German adjective lang, meaning “long” in the comparative sense “longer.” It is used before a noun to express greater length or duration, with the specific ending determined by gender, number, and case, as well as by whether the article is definite or indefinite.

Examples by case and gender (indefinite article):

- Masculine singular: nominative ein längerer Zeitraum; accusative einen längeren Zeitraum; dative einem längeren Zeitraum; genitive eines längeren Zeitraums.

- Feminine singular: nominative eine längere Zeit; accusative eine längere Zeit; dative einer längeren Zeit; genitive einer längeren Zeit.

- Neuter singular: nominative ein längeres Zeitfenster; accusative ein längeres Zeitfenster; dative einem längeren Zeitfenster; genitive eines längeren Zeitfensters.

Plural (no article): längere Zeiten (nominative/accusative); die längeren Zeiten (with definite article). Other plural forms follow standard declension patterns for adjectives.

Usage notes:

- Längerer as a word by itself is not a noun; it is the inflected adjective form used to modify a noun such as Zeitraum, Zeit, or Zeitfenster.

- The adverbial form longer is länger, which is used to modify verbs (Ich bleibe länger).

Etymology:

- Derives from lang “long,” with the usual German comparative suffix and Umlaut changes that produce läng- in the stem, resulting in forms like längerer, längere, länger, etc.

Summary:

- Längerer signals a longer amount or duration and appears in attributive position before masculine singular nouns with an indefinite article, and in other gender/number combinations according to standard German adjective declension.