No. 8,160 in Swedish
allvarligare
"Allvarligare" means "more serious" in English.
In a sentence
Situationen blev allvarligare efter händelsen.
The situation became more serious after the incident.
Here, 'allvarligare' is used as a comparative adjective, indicating that the situation has increased in seriousness compared to before.
Han verkar ta sin roll allt allvarligare.
He seems to take his role more and more seriously.
In this sentence, 'allvarligare' is used to describe a progressive seriousness, intensified by the use of 'allt'.
Vi måste diskutera det allvarligare problemet först.
We must discuss the more serious problem first.
'Allvarligare' is used in a comparative form to prioritize one issue over another based on its seriousness.
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