niedriger

Niedriger is the comparative form of the German adjective niedrig, meaning low or not high. It is used to compare two or more entities in terms of height, level, amount, or intensity, indicating that one item has a smaller degree of the described quality than another.

In standard German, the comparative form is used in various syntactic positions. In attributive position before a noun with a definite article, you typically see der niedrigere Preis (the lower price). With an indefinite article, the form is einen niedrigeren Preis (a lower price). In predicative use after forms of sein or bleiben, the form often appears as niedriger, as in Der Preis ist niedriger (The price is lower). The superlative is formed as am niedrigsten (the lowest) or der niedrigste Preis for attributive use.

Usage and examples:

- Der niedrigere Preis ist attraktiver. (The lower price is more attractive.)

- Der Preis ist niedriger als gestern. (The price is lower than yesterday.)

- Wir bieten einen niedrigeren Preis an. (We offer a lower price.)

- Das ist der niedrigste Preis unter den Angeboten. (That is the lowest price among the offers.)

Niedriger can apply to physical height, levels, measurements, or abstract quantities such as costs, risk, or intensity. In translations, it commonly corresponds to English lower or the more low in comparative contexts, while the related superlative corresponds to lowest.