ביותר

Hebrew

Etymology

From בְּ־‎ (b'-) +‎ יוֹתֵר‎ (yotér).

Adverb

בְּיוֹתֵר • (b'yotér)

  1. (with a definite adjective) Most.
    • 2019 August 12, Matan Kaminer, Basma Fahoum, and 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.
    ‏אוורסט הוא ההר הגבוה ביותר בעולם.‎‎ ― éverest hu hehár hagavóah b'yotér ba`olám. ― Mount Everest is the tallest (=most tall) mountain on Earth.
  2. (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.
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