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Hebrew
Etymology
From בְּ־ (b'-) + יוֹתֵר (yotér).
Adverb
בְּיוֹתֵר • (b'yotér)
- (with a definite adjective) Most.
- אוורסט הוא ההר הגבוה ביותר בעולם. ― éverest hu hehár hagavóah b'yotér ba`olám. ― Mount Everest is the tallest (=most tall) mountain on Earth.
2019 August 12, Matan Kaminer, Basma Fahoum, Edo Konrad, “אפרטהייד אקלימי': הישראלים אדישים, הפלסטינים חסרי אונים' ['Climate Apartheid': Israelis apathetic, Palestinians helpless]”, in Local Call:יולי 2019 היה, לפי חוקרי האקלים באירופה, החודש החם ביותר שתועד אי פעם.- July 2019 was, according to European climate scientists, the hottest month ever recorded.
- (with an indefinite adjective) Quite, most.
- אוורסט הוא הר גבוה ביותר. ― éverest hu hár gavóah b'yotér. ― Mount Everest is quite a tall mountain.
Usage notes
- (most): This adverb is comparatively formal, the synonymous adverb הכי (hakhí) being comparatively informal.
- (most): This adverb is often left implied:
- אוורסט הוא ההר הגבוה בעולם. ― éverest hu hehár hagavóah ba`olám. ― Mount Everest is the tall mountain on Earth.
- (quite): This adverb is comparatively formal, various synonymous adverbs (such as מאד (m'ód) and נורא (norá)) being more common in informal contexts.