veiligere

Veiligere is the Dutch comparative form of the adjective veilig, meaning safer or more safe. It is used to compare the safety of two or more nouns and typically appears directly before the noun it modifies in attributive position, especially after a definite article (de/het) or a determiner such as deze, mijn, jouw, of ieder. For example: de veiligere auto (the safer car) or een veiligere oplossing (a safer solution). In predicative use, Dutch normally uses veiliger: dit is veiliger (this is safer). The superlative form is veiligst: de veiligst mogelijke methode (the safest possible method).

Usage notes: Veiligere is common in formal, technical, and safety-related contexts, as well as in product- of risk-comparison writing. In everyday speech, speakers may choose between veiliger and veiligere depending on the sentence structure and determiner, but veiligere is the standard attributive form before a noun in many common constructions.

Relation to other forms: The positive form is veilig; the comparative short form used in predicates is veiliger; the superlative is veiligst. The form veiligere specifically marks the comparative when the adjective precedes a noun and requires weak inflection, such as after de/het or other determiners.

See also: veiligheid (safety), veiligheidsbeleid (safety policy), veiligheidscondities (safety conditions).