starkare

Starkare is a Swedish adjective in the comparative degree of stark, meaning stronger or more intense. It is used to compare two or more entities with respect to strength, power, or intensity. For example, "Hon blev starkare efter träningen" and "Resultatet blev starkare än förväntat" illustrate its use in the normal, everyday language.

Formation and usage: In contemporary Swedish, the comparative is commonly formed by adding the suffix -are to the stem of the adjective, yielding stark → starkare. Starkare can function in both attributive and predicative positions. Examples include "en starkare bil" (a stronger car) and "hon är starkare nu än tidigare" (she is stronger now than before). In definite phrases, the comparative can appear with determiners such as "den starkare" or "det starkare argumentet" to mark the stronger version of a noun phrase.

Etymology and related forms: The base adjective stark has roots in the Germanic language family and is cognate with related words in other Scandinavian languages. The comparative suffix -are is a productive Swedish formation used to express increased degree for many short adjectives, alongside other degree forms. In other Nordic languages, analogous forms exist with different suffixes (for example, Norwegian sterkere).

See also: Swedish grammar, adjectives, comparative and superlative forms, Nordic languages.