anspruchsvolleren

Anspruchsvolleren is a German adjective form meaning “the more demanding” or “the more sophisticated” and is the comparative form of anspruchsvoll. It is used to compare plural nouns and is inflected to agree with case, number, and the determiner used with the noun it modifies.

Grammatically, anspruchsvolleren appears most often in plural contexts with definite or determiner-bearing nouns. For example: Die anspruchsvolleren Aufgaben are the more demanding tasks. Mit den anspruchsvolleren Projekten lässt sich häufiger wachsen. In genitive and dative constructions with plural nouns and definite articles, the form also surfaces (der anspruchsvolleren Aufgaben, den anspruchsvolleren Aufgaben). In the bare plural without a determiner, the attributive form is typically anspruchsvollere Aufgaben.

Etymology and meaning: anspruchsvoll comes from Anspruch (claim, demand) + -voll (full of). The word conveys high standards, complexity, or a need for more effort, skill, or thought. The comparative emphasizes a higher level of difficulty or refinement relative to another set of items or criteria.

Usage notes: Anspruchsvolleren is common in contexts such as education, work, art, and media when contrasting levels of difficulty, quality, or sophistication. It should be distinguished from the positive form anspruchsvoll, which describes something as demanding in general, and from the superlative am anspruchsvollsten for the highest degree.

See also: Anspruchsvoll, anspruchsvollere, am anspruchsvollsten, comparative and superlative declensions in German adjectives.