erfiðari

Erfiðari is an Icelandic adjective meaning “more difficult” or “harder.” It is the comparative form of erfiður, which means difficult or hard. It is used to compare two or more things in terms of difficulty and can modify a noun or function predicatively after a linking verb.

In Icelandic, comparative forms are typically created by adding a suffix to the adjective stem. For erfiður, this yields erfiðari for masculine and feminine nouns, and erfiðara for neuter nouns. The superlative form is erfiðast. Like other adjectives, erfiðari agrees with the noun in gender, number, and definiteness.

Usage notes: erfiðari appears in phrases such as “Verkefnið erfiðari en hitt” (“The task is more difficult than the other”) and in attributive positions like “erfiðari verkefni” (“a more difficult task”). It is used in both spoken and written Icelandic to denote a higher degree of difficulty.

Related terms: erfiður (the positive form), erfiðleikar (difficulties), erfiðleikur (difficulty). The word is part of a family of adjectives describing challenge or effort and commonly collocates with nouns representing tasks, problems, or situations.