krångligare

Krångligare is a Swedish adjective in the comparative form, meaning more troublesome or more complicated. It is used when comparing two or more nouns or situations. The base form is krånglig; the superlative is krångligast. In everyday language, krångligare is the common way to express increasing difficulty, while mer krånglig is also possible but less typical.

Origin and form: Krånglig derives from the verb krångla, which means to cause trouble or to tangle. The comparative is formed with the suffix -ligare, producing krångligare. This pattern is regular for this adjective, and it differs from some other adjectives that form the comparative with -are.

Usage notes: Krångligare describes situations, processes, devices, or tasks that introduce more complications than a reference point. It often implies practical trouble or friction in use, rather than purely abstract difficulty. It can appear in both written and spoken Swedish.

Examples:

- Den här vägen är krångligare än den gamla. (This road is more troublesome than the old one.)

- Den nya uppdateringen gör processen krångligare. (The new update makes the process more complicated.)

- Det känns krångligare att få allt att fungera nu. (It feels more troublesome to get everything to work now.)

Nuance: Krånglighet emphasizes the quality of being tricky or fiddly, while krångligare marks a comparative increase in that quality. It is distinct from synonyms such as jobbigare (more annoying) or mer komplicerad (more complicated) in nuance.

See also: krånglig, jobbigt, komplicerad.