grövre

Grövre is the comparative form of the Swedish adjective grov, meaning rough or coarse. It is used to compare two or more objects with respect to roughness, coarseness, or texture. The comparative form involves an umlaut in the stem (grov → grövre), which is a common pattern in Swedish vowel alternations for comparatives.

In practice, grövre is placed before or after a noun in accordance with standard Swedish adjective usage. For example: en grövre sten means a rougher stone, and två grövre stenar means two rougher stones. In definite constructions, you can say den grövre stenen or de grövre stenarna to indicate the rougher stone(s) in a specific set.

Grövre can describe physical textures such as rock, sand, or cloth, as well as more abstract qualities like a grövre diskussion (a rougher discussion) or grövre krav (coarser requirements). It is part of the ordinary inflection system for adjectives and does not form new stems beyond the umlaut change from grov to grövre.

The positive form grov contrasts with grövre in comparative contexts, and speakers select grövre to express a higher degree of roughness relative to another item. While many languages employ fixed spellings for comparatives, Swedish uses this umlaut-based pattern to signal the comparative degree for this adjective. See also grov, jämföra, Swedish grammar.