beperktere

Beperktere is a Dutch comparative adjective form meaning more restricted or more limited. It is formed from beperkt, the past participle of beperken (to restrict), and is related to the standard comparative beperkter. In contemporary Dutch, the most common way to express a higher degree of restriction is beperkter or the periphrastic phrase meer beperkt. Nevertheless, in formal writing and in older texts, the form beperktere can be found as an attributive form before a definite noun phrase.

Beperktere is typically used to compare two or more objects, policies, or conditions in terms of how restrictive they are. It can appear in contexts such as regulatory discussions, budgeting, planning, and safety measures where one option is described as more restricted than another. The nuance is similar to the English “more restricted” or “more limited.”

Usage notes include that the form is more frequent in written Dutch than in casual speech, and that many speakers prefer the simpler beperkter or the phrase meer beperkt in everyday language. The superlative form is beperkste (or het meest beperkt), depending on construction.

Examples include: “De beperktere regels gelden vanaf volgend kwartaal,” “We kiezen voor een beperktere aanpak om risico’s te beperken,” and “In de beperktere interpretatie leek het plan haalbaar.” In mainstream usage, the adjective beperkter remains the more common variant, with beperktere appearing mainly in specific formal or older texts. See also beperkend, beperking en beperkingen.