No. 3,153 in Dutch
ernstiger
More serious.
In a sentence
De situatie wordt steeds ernstiger.
The situation is becoming more serious.
Here, 'ernstiger' is used as a comparative adjective to describe the increasing severity of the situation.
Zijn blessure bleek ernstiger dan we dachten.
His injury turned out to be more serious than we thought.
In this sentence, 'ernstiger' compares the current perception of the injury's seriousness to the prior assumption.
De gevolgen kunnen ernstiger zijn als we nu niets doen.
The consequences can be more severe if we do nothing now.
'Ernstiger' here expresses a hypothetical greater level of severity regarding potential consequences.
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