Moderner

Moderner is the comparative form of the German adjective modern, used to describe something that has a greater degree of modernity than another item. It appears in sentences that compare two or more things, as in “Dieses Modell ist moderner als das alte” or “Der Stil ist moderner.”

In German grammar, moderner can appear in different forms depending on article and case. When used attributively with a masculine noun in the nominative or accusative singular without a definite article, it takes the ending -er, as in “ein moderner Stil.” When used with a definite article, the ending changes: “der moderne Stil.” In predicative position, as a predicate adjective after forms of sein, it is “moderner” in masculine nominative, for example “Der Stil ist moderner als zuvor.” The capitalization rules align with German orthography: adjectives are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or function as nouns.

Etymology traces moderner to the German adjective modern, itself borrowed from the Latin modernus via French moderne. The comparative suffix -er is a standard German inflection, signaling a higher degree of modernity rather than a specific lexical item.

Beyond grammar, moderner is not typically a proper noun or brand name in standard German usage. It may appear in stylistic contexts to emphasize modernization, and the related noun die Moderne refers to the modern era or modernity as a historical or cultural concept. See also: modern, Moderne, and related terms in German linguistics and cultural history.