mehr
See also: Mehr
German
Etymology
From Old High German mēro from Proto-Germanic *maizô, from Proto-Indo-European *mē- (“many”). See English more for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meːɐ̯/
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- Rhymes: -eːɐ̯
Pronoun
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
- This pronoun could be considered a comparative of the pronoun viel although comparison isn't usually a feature of pronouns.
Determiner
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.
- Ich habe mehr Haare als du.
- I have more hair than you.
- zwei Kilo mehr
- two more kilos
Usage notes
- 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
- Genitive: mehres (obsolete)
- Dative: mehrem (obsolete)
Adverb
mehr
- more
- immer mehr ― more and more
- (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
- Er ist kein Kind mehr
- He is no longer a child.
- Ich mag dich nicht mehr.
- I don't like you anymore.
- nicht mehr lange ― not much longer
- nichts mehr ― nothing more, nothing left
- nie mehr ― never again
Derived terms
- mehr oder weniger
- Mehraufwand
- Mehrwert
Related terms
- meist
- mehrere
Further reading
- “mehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache