enklare

Enklare is a Swedish adjective that expresses a higher degree of simplicity or ease, functioning as the comparative form of enkel, meaning simple or easy. It is used to compare two or more items in terms of how simple they are.

In usage, enklare describes things, methods, or concepts that are easier to understand, operate, or implement. It can appear before a noun or be used predicatively with a linking verb such as vara (to be). Examples include: Det är enklare att använda den här appen (It is easier to use this app), and Den enklare lösningen är ofta bättre än den mer komplicerade one (The simpler solution is often better than the more complex one).

Morphology and related forms follow standard Swedish patterns. Enklare is the comparative form of enkel; the superlative is enklast. The base form enkel declines with gender and number for attributive use (enkla lösningar = simple solutions; den enklare lösningen = the simpler solution), while enklare remains the degree marker when comparing two or more items.

Etymology and cognates: enklare derives from the Swedish adjective enkel, with the comparative suffix -are. The term has cognates in Norwegian and Danish (enklare/enkle). It is not a separate lexical item beyond the comparative form, but rather a grammatical variant used in everyday Swedish.

See also: Swedish adjectives, comparative forms, grammatical degree markers.