mehr
See also: Mehr
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German mēre, from Old High German mēro, from Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). See English more for more.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
mehr
- something more
- sich für mehr halten
- to think one is something more
- Mehr will er nicht bezahlen.
- He doesn't want to pay more.
- Er sieht mehr als ich.
- He sees more than I see.
Usage notes edit
- This pronoun could be considered a comparative of the pronoun viel although comparison isn't usually a feature of pronouns.
Determiner edit
mehr
- comparative degree of viel; more
- Antonym: weniger
- Willst du mehr Essen?
- Do you want more food?
- mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg
- with a greater or lesser degree of success
- Ich habe mehr Haare als du.
- I have more hair than you.
- zwei Kilo mehr
- two more kilos
Usage notes edit
- This word is never declined and cannot be used with articles but it's possible to use a declinable word mehrere for plural.
- Sometimes, the determiner is put after the word it describes.
Declension edit
Adverb edit
mehr
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “mehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache