geringerem

Geringerem is a form of the German adjective gering in the comparative degree (geringer). It is used specifically in the dative singular when describing a masculine or neuter noun without a determiner that marks the case, or in other contexts where the adjective takes the dative ending in the comparative form.

In general German adjective declension, the ending of a comparative adjective changes with case, gender, and article presence. The form geringem (or, more precisely, geringerer, gegliedered as geringeren in some contexts) appears in several common patterns. A typical example of the form qued to the dative without an article is with the comparative stem: mit geringerem Aufwand or mit geringerem Risiko. Here the noun (Aufwand, Risiko) is in the dative case, and the adjective carries the comparative ending.

When a definite determiner is present, the adjective takes a different ending: dem geringeren Aufwand or dem geringeren Risiko. With an indefinite article like einem, the form also shifts to the -eren ending: einem geringeren Aufwand.

Usage notes:

- geringem is used in phrases without a preceding determiner for dative masculine or neuter nouns in the comparative degree.

- The related forms in other cases or with other determiners follow standard German adjective declension rules and yield endings such as geringer, geringeren, or geringsten depending on case, gender, and article.

See also: German adjectives, comparative and superlative forms, noun-phrase declension.