No. 552 in Danish
værre
Worse.
In a sentence
Det kunne være meget værre.
It could be much worse.
In this sentence, 'værre' is used as the comparative form of the adjective 'værre' describing a hypothetical situation.
Jeg troede, det ville være værre end det faktisk var.
I thought it would be worse than it actually was.
Here, 'værre' is used to compare the expected severity of a situation to reality.
Hvis du gør det, kan det kun blive værre.
If you do that, it can only get worse.
In this example, 'værre' describes a progression towards a more negative state in the future.
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