erfolgreichere

Erfolgreichere is the comparative form of the German adjective erfolgreich, meaning more successful. It is used to compare the degree of success between nouns, indicating that one item is more successful than another.

In German grammar, the attributive use of the comparative form requires inflection according to gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies. For example, feminine singular nouns can take erfolgreichere, as in eine erfolgreichere Strategie (a more successful strategy). Plural nouns often bear the ending -eren after definite determiners, as in die erfolgreicheren Kandidaten (the more successful candidates). The masculine singular comparative commonly appears as erfolgreicher, as in er ist erfolgreicher als zuvor (he is more successful than before). The neutral and other forms follow the same pattern, with endings harmonized to the surrounding article and noun.

Common usage and function: erfolgreichere typically appears in evaluative or evaluative-comparative contexts within sentences, often to contrast two options, strategies, or outcomes. It is not a standalone noun but an attributive modifier within noun phrases. In spoken German, it can also appear in subordinate clauses, maintaining the same comparative meaning.

Etymology and context: the form derives from the base adjective erfolgreich plus the comparative suffix -er and subsequent inflection. It is widely used in everyday language, journalism, and academic writing to convey that one subject has achieved a higher level of success than another.

See also: German adjective declensions; comparative forms; erfolgreich.