No. 14,515 in German
kürzere
Comparative form of "kurz," meaning "shorter."
In a sentence
Ich habe eine kürzere Route gewählt.
I chose a shorter route.
The word 'kürzere' modifies the noun 'Route,' comparing it as being shorter than another mentioned or implied route.
Für die Präsentation haben wir eine kürzere Version des Berichts vorbereitet.
For the presentation, we prepared a shorter version of the report.
Here, 'kürzere' modifies 'Version,' indicating a comparison to a longer version of the report.
Nach der kürzeren Pause ging der Unterricht weiter.
After the shorter break, the class continued.
In this context, 'kürzeren' describes 'Pause' by denoting it as shorter compared to other possible or standard break durations.
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