mehr

See also: Mehr

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /meːɐ̯/
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  • Homophone: Meer
  • Rhymes: -eːɐ̯

Pronoun

mehr

  1. something more
    sich für mehr halten
    to think that 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.

Usage notes

  • This pronoun could be considered a comparative of the pronoun viel although comparison isn't usually a feature of pronouns.

Determiner

mehr

  1. 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

  • 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

Adverb

mehr

  1. more
    immer mehr ― more and more
  2. (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

Further reading

  • “mehr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Turkish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmehɾ/

Noun

mehr (definite accusative mehri, plural mehrler)

  1. alternative form of mehir (“mahr”)

Declension

Declension of mehr
singular plural
nominative mehr mehrler
definite accusative mehryi mehrleri
dative mehrye mehrlere
locative mehrde mehrlerde
ablative mehrden mehrlerden
genitive mehrnin mehrlerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular plural
1st singular mehrm mehrlerim
2nd singular mehrn mehrlerin
3rd singular mehrsi mehrleri
1st plural mehrmiz mehrlerimiz
2nd plural mehrniz mehrleriniz
3rd plural mehrleri mehrleri
definite accusative
singular plural
1st singular mehrmi mehrlerimi
2nd singular mehrni mehrlerini
3rd singular mehrsini mehrlerini
1st plural mehrmizi mehrlerimizi
2nd plural mehrnizi mehrlerinizi
3rd plural mehrlerini mehrlerini
dative
singular plural
1st singular mehrme mehrlerime
2nd singular mehrne mehrlerine
3rd singular mehrsine mehrlerine
1st plural mehrmize mehrlerimize
2nd plural mehrnize mehrlerinize
3rd plural mehrlerine mehrlerine
locative
singular plural
1st singular mehrmde mehrlerimde
2nd singular mehrnde mehrlerinde
3rd singular mehrsinde mehrlerinde
1st plural mehrmizde mehrlerimizde
2nd plural mehrnizde mehrlerinizde
3rd plural mehrlerinde mehrlerinde
ablative
singular plural
1st singular mehrmden mehrlerimden
2nd singular mehrnden mehrlerinden
3rd singular mehrsinden mehrlerinden
1st plural mehrmizden mehrlerimizden
2nd plural mehrnizden mehrlerinizden
3rd plural mehrlerinden mehrlerinden
genitive
singular plural
1st singular mehrmin mehrlerimin
2nd singular mehrnin mehrlerinin
3rd singular mehrsinin mehrlerinin
1st plural mehrmizin mehrlerimizin
2nd plural mehrnizin mehrlerinizin
3rd plural mehrlerinin mehrlerinin

Derived terms

  • mehr-i muaccel
  • mehr-i müeccel
  • mehr-i müsemma

Further reading

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