bredare

Bredare is the comparative form of the Swedish adjective bred, meaning wide or broad. It is used to compare the width, breadth, or extent of two or more nouns. In Swedish grammar, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and definiteness, so you can say den bredare vägen (the wider road) or ett bredare område (a wider area).

Common usage includes both physical and figurative breadth. For example, bredare utsikter can mean broader prospects, and ett bredare synsätt can describe a more expansive perspective. The form is typically placed before the noun in everyday language, and follows standard agreement rules: den bredare vägen, det bredare området, en bredare lösning.

Examples:

- Den här vägen är bredare än den andra.

- Det bredare området erbjuder fler möjligheter.

Etymology and related forms:

Bredare derives from the base adjective bred, meaning wide. The comparative suffix -are is a common way to form comparatives in Swedish. The root is linked to concepts of width and breadth, with cognates in related Germanic languages and the English word breadth.

See also:

bred, breda, bredast, bredhet (related noun forms and derivations in Swedish).