Hebrew

Adverb

יוֹתֵר • ‎(yotér)

1. More.

Usage notes

• In Modern Hebrew, when יותר modifies a definite adjective, the ה- ‎(ha-, “[definiteness marker]”) attaches to it, rather than to the adjective itself.
• יותר is typically used in connection with the preposition מ- ‎(mi-, “from”) (with a simple noun or pronoun) or the conjunction מאשר ‎(me'ashér, “from what”) (with an infinitive, prepositional phrase, or clause). These serve the same role in Hebrew that than serves in English.

Determiner

יוֹתֵר • ‎(yotér) m, f

1. More.

Usage notes

• Like English more, יותר may be used with a noun, or the noun may be left implied; in either case, any adjectives or verbs agree with the noun in gender and number. יותר itself has only one form, regardless of gender and number.
• יותר is typically used in connection with the preposition מ- ‎(mi-, “from”) (with a simple noun or pronoun) or the conjunction מאשר ‎(me'ashér, “from what”) (with an infinitive, prepositional phrase, or clause). These serve the same role in Hebrew that than serves in English.
• When both a noun and a מ- or מאשר clause are explicitly included, יותר itself may be dropped; in this regard it differs significantly from English than.

Derived terms

• ביותר ‎(b'yotér, “most”)
• יותר מדי ‎(yotér midái, “too much”)
• פחות או יותר ‎(pakhót o yotér, “more or less”)