Unabhängigere

Unabhängigere is the comparative form of the German adjective unabhängig, meaning “more independent.” It is used to express a higher degree of independence when comparing two or more subjects, objects, or concepts.

Morphology and inflection patterns can be complex because German adjectives agree with gender, number, and case. The base is unabhängig-, and the suffix -ere marks the comparative. The exact ending of unabhängigere varies with the determiner and noun: for example, eine unabhängigere Frau (a more independent woman) shows feminine singular with an indefinite article, while unabhängigere Studien (more independent studies) illustrates plural usage without a definite determiner. In predicative position after sein, the comparative can also appear as unabhängiger in many contexts (Der Plan ist unabhängiger geworden).

Usage and nuance: unabhängigere is common in journalism, academic writing, and everyday speech when highlighting a stronger degree of independence relative to another option or baseline. It often appears before a noun in attributive use, and its meaning remains the same across contexts: it denotes greater autonomy, freedom from external control, or reduced dependence.

Etymology and relation: unabhängigere derives from the adjective unabhängig, which itself combines the prefix un- with abhängig (dependent). As a standard German comparative, unabhängigere follows regular declension patterns and is part of the broader system of adjective inflection in German.

See also: unabhängig, Komparativ (comparative), Adjektivdeklination, Autonomie.

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