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slechter

Slechter is a Dutch adjective used to express a higher degree of badness. It is the comparative form of slecht, meaning bad or poor. In English, slechter translates as “worse.” The word is routinely used to compare two or more items or states and can apply to qualities, conditions, or performances.

Common constructions include slechter dan for direct comparison, as in Deze film is slechter dan de vorige.

Etymology: slechter is formed from the adjective slecht with the standard Dutch comparative suffix -er. The

It
can
describe
a
deteriorating
situation,
for
example
Het
gaat
slechter
or
De
omstandigheden
worden
slechter.
The
corresponding
superlatives
are
het
slechtst
(the
worst
in
general)
and
de
slechtste
(the
worst
of
a
group).
base
woord
slecht
comes
from
West
Germanic
roots;
cognates
appear
in
other
Germanic
languages,
such
as
German
schlechter.
In
usage,
slechter
functions
like
other
comparatives
and
participates
in
standard
comparative
constructions
throughout
Dutch.