No. 26 in German
mehr
"Mehr" means "more" in English.
In a sentence
Ich möchte mehr Zeit für meine Hobbys haben.
I want to have more time for my hobbies.
In this sentence, 'mehr' is used as a comparative to indicate a greater quantity of time.
Kannst du mir mehr Details über das Projekt geben?
Can you give me more details about the project?
Here, 'mehr' functions to request additional details, indicating a request for more information.
Je mehr ich lerne, desto besser kann ich verstehen.
The more I learn, the better I can understand.
'Mehr' is used in a comparative correlative construction to signify a proportional relationship between learning and understanding.
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