tjockare

Tjockare is the comparative form of the Swedish adjective tjock, meaning thicker or denser. It is used to describe objects, materials or distances that have greater thickness or density relative to something else. For example, en tjockare bok means a thicker book, och en tjockare vägg refers to a thicker wall. In plural, you can say tjockare böcker, and in definite form den tjockare boken.

Morphology and grammar follow regular patterns: positive tjock, comparative tjockare, and superlative tjockast. The comparative is commonly placed before the noun in indefinite phrases (en tjockare bok), and the superlative is used in expressions like den tjockaste boken. When the noun is definite, the adjective agrees in definiteness (den tjockare boken, de tjockare böckerna).

Usage and nuance: tjockare emphasizes relative thickness or density rather than weight alone. It can describe physical objects, such as materials, pages, or cables, as well as dimensions like walls or boards. When referring to people, tjock can be used in colloquial contexts to describe body size, but tjockare for people is less formal; more neutral or sensitive terms may be preferred for weight or health discussions, such as fet or övervikt.

Etymology and related terms: tjock derives from older Germanic roots meaning thick. Related concepts include tjockhet (thickness or density) and antonyms such as tunn (thin). The word is used across standard Swedish and is linquistically regular in its inflection.