wirksameren

Wirksameren is the inflected comparative form of the German adjective wirksam, meaning more effective or efficacious. The base adjective wirksam describes something that produces the desired effect. The comparative form is wirksamer, and the ending -en in wirksameren appears in specific grammatical contexts, most commonly when the adjective modifies a plural noun or when it appears with a definite article in certain singular cases.

Usage and grammar: Wirksameren is used attributively to modify nouns in plural or to reflect a declined form after determiners. Examples include die wirksameren Ergebnisse (the more effective results) and die wirksameren Maßnahmen (the more effective measures). In a dative singular with a definite article, you can encounter dem wirksameren Medikament (to the more effective medication) or dem wirksameren Mittel. The form is not used predicatively; for predicative comparisons one would say etwas ist wirksamer (it is more effective).

Contexts and nuance: The term often appears in medical, policy, or technical contexts where two or more options are compared in terms of effectiveness. While wirksam is common in everyday language, wirksameren is specifically the declined comparative form appropriate for plural or definite-singular contexts where the adjective is inflected.

Examples:

- Die wirksameren Maßnahmen der Regierung führten zu besseren Ergebnissen.

- Das dem wirksameren Medikament zugedriebene Ergebnis war signifikant.

- In der Praxis bevorzugen viele Patienten die wirksameren Behandlungen.

Etymology and related terms: Wirksameren derives from wirksam with the comparative suffix -er and subsequent inflection. Related terms include Wirksamkeit (effectiveness), Wirkung (effect), and Wirken (to work, to have an effect).