größerer

größerer is a German adjective form, the comparative of groß, used specifically in attributive position to describe a masculine singular noun when the article is indefinite or a possessive determiner. It is not used as a stand-alone predicate form and is distinct from the form used after a definite article.

In practice, größerer appears in phrases such as ein größerer Mann (a bigger man) or mein größerer Bruder (my bigger/brother). After an indefinite article or a possessive determiner, the adjective takes the mixed declension ending -er for masculine singular nominative, as in ein größerer Mann or mein größerer Bruder. In the accusative, this form becomes einen größeren Mann, and in the dative, einem größeren Mann. The form gröberer is not used in feminine or neuter contexts; those genders have different endings (for example, der größere Mann after a definite article, or das größere Haus with the neuter singular).

When the definite article der/die/das is used, the attributive form changes: der größere Mann (masculine nominative with definite article), das größere Haus (neuter nominative with definite article). In short, größerer is the masculine singular attributive form after an indefinite article or possessive determiner, while größere appears after a definite article.

Etymology: gröberer derives from the adjective groß, which forms the comparative größe/größer with umlaut, plus the standard attributive endings used in German. Related forms include größer (the bare comparative) and gröbere/größere in other gender-number contexts.