יותר

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יוֹתֵר • (yotér)

1. More.

• In Modern Hebrew, when יותר modifies a definite adjective, the ה- (ha-, “”) 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.

• פָּחוֹת (pakhót)

יוֹתֵר • (yotér) m or f

1. More.

• 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.

• ביותר (b'yotér, “most”)
• יותר מדי (yotér midái, “too much”)
• לכל היותר (lekhól hayotér)
• פחות או יותר (pakhót o yotér, “more or less”)
• יוֹתֵ֫ר מְאוּחָ֫ר (yôwt͡hḗ͡ír məʔûwc͡hā́r, “later”)