schönere

Schönere is the comparative form of the German adjective schön, meaning “more beautiful” or “prettier.” It is used to compare two or more nouns and its exact spelling depends on gender, number, and determiner. In attributive position, schönere occurs in singular forms with certain determiners and in plural with others.

In practice, schönere appears in several common constructions. For example, with a feminine singular noun and an indefinite article: eine schönere Blume (a more beautiful flower). With a definite article in singular, as in der schönere Mann or die schönere Frau, the form also appears as schönere; in standard usage, predicative comparisons after sein use the form schöner, as in Das Bild ist schöner als jenes. In plural with a definite article, the corresponding form is die schöneren Blumen (the more beautiful flowers). The endings reflect the mixed or weak declension patterns of German adjectives.

Schönere can also function as a nominalized form when capitalized as das Schönere, meaning “the more beautiful thing” or “the nicer option.” This use treats the adjective as a noun rather than as a modifying word.

Etymologically, schönere derives from the adjective schön plus the comparative suffixes that German attaches to adjectives. It reflects standard patterns of German inflection for attributive adjectives and is widely used in spoken and written language to convey more nuanced comparisons of beauty or quality.

See also: German grammar, adjectives, comparative and superlative forms.