detailreicheren

Detailreicheren is the comparative form of the German adjective detailreich, meaning "more detailed" or "rich in detail." It is used to compare two nouns in terms of how much detail they contain or convey. The term combines the noun Detail with the adjective suffix reich and takes the standard comparative ending -er, which then inflects according to gender, number, and case.

Etymology and formation: Detailreich comes from Detail (a loanword from French détai l) and the adjective reich (rich). The comparative is formed by adding -er and then applying the appropriate weaker or stronger declension depending on the article or word order. The full declined form detailreicheren appears in certain cases, such as masculine singular accusative with a definite article (den detailreicheren Bericht), and also in plural forms with the definite article (die detailreicheren Berichte) or with other case endings (den detailreicheren Berichten, der detailreicheren Berichte, etc.).

Usage and examples: In predicative position, you typically use detailreicher (without the ending -en) after forms of sein or werden: "Der Bericht ist detailreicher als der vorherige." When used attributively with articles, the appropriate ending appears: "ein detailreicheren Plan" (indefinite, accusative masculine singular) or "die detailreicheren Berichte" (definite plural). In general, detailreich describes content that contains many specifics, facts, or descriptions; detailreicher emphasizes greater depth of information.

Notes: The word conveys a positive or neutral assessment of thoroughness and precision, but frequent use can imply excess detail. Related terms include detailarm or oberflächlich for the opposite, and detailliert as another adjective related to levels of specificity.

See also: detailarm, detailliert, oberflächlich.