No. 939 in Swedish
sämre
"Worse."
In a sentence
Jag mår sämre än igår.
I feel worse than yesterday.
Here, 'sämre' is used to describe a comparative condition, indicating that the state of being worse is derived from a prior positive state.
Kvaliteten på denna produkt är sämre än den förra.
The quality of this product is worse than the previous one.
In this sentence, 'sämre' is utilized as an adjective to compare the qualities of two products, implying that one is of less quality.
Sämre väder kan vi inte få.
We couldn't have worse weather.
Here, 'sämre' is applied to emphasize a negative extreme condition of the weather, indicating minimal satisfaction.
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