No. 19 in Russian
более
"Более" means "more" or "over" in English.
In a sentence
Эта книга более интересная, чем та.
This book is more interesting than that one.
Here, 'более' is used to indicate a comparative degree and is followed by 'интересная' to describe the relative characteristic of the noun.
Он старается работать более эффективно.
He tries to work more efficiently.
In this sentence, 'более' modifies the adverb 'эффективно' to express a higher degree of the action.
Для этого задания требуется более сложное оборудование.
For this task, more complex equipment is required.
Here, 'более' is used to enhance the descriptive adjective 'сложное', emphasizing the requirement level for the equipment.
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