keményebb

Keményebb is the comparative form of the Hungarian adjective kemény, meaning hard, solid, tough, or severe. It expresses a greater degree of hardness, toughness, or severity when comparing two or more things.

Formation and spelling: In Hungarian, comparative adjectives are typically formed with the suffix -bb or -ebb. For kemény, the result is keményebb, with a doubled b at the end. The stem remains kemény- and the suffix attaches after it, producing the standard comparative form used in everyday language.

Usage: Keményebb is used for concrete physical properties as well as abstract or figurative senses. Examples include: Ez a fal keményebb, mint a fa. (This wall is harder than wood.) A szabályok keményebbek voltak, mint korábban. (The rules were stricter than before.) It can also describe increased effort or difficulty, such as keményebb edzés (harder training) or keményebb munka (harder work).

Related forms and notes: The superlative form is legkeményebb. Adjectives with similar meaning or nuance include rideg and zord in certain contexts, while antonyms may be puha or enyhébb depending on nuance. Keményebb functions as a standard comparative degree in Hungarian grammar and is widely used in both spoken and written language.