groenere

Groenere is the comparative form of the Dutch adjective groen, meaning greener. It is used to express a higher degree of greenness in relation to another object or situation. In everyday Dutch, the more common comparative is groener, but groenere appears in attributive position before a noun, especially when the noun is definite or when the comparison is framed by a determiner or intensifier.

Grammatically, groener is the standard short form used in predicative clauses or when the comparison does not directly precede a noun. Groenere tends to occur when the adjective directly modifies a noun with a definite article or determiner, or in constructions like nog groenere, where the determiner or modifier influences the adjective’s inflection. Examples include de groenere auto (the greener car), nog groenere bomen (even greener trees), or een groenere kleur (a greener color). In a clause without a following noun, one would normally say: De kleur is groener dan die.

Etymologically, groen comes from the Germanic root for the color green, and the comparative suffix -er is a common development in Dutch adjectives. Groenere is thus a legitimate, if more context-specific, variant within the broader system of Dutch comparatives.

See also: groen (color), Dutch grammar, comparative adjectives, languages of the Dutch-Germanic area.