mucho más
/mut͡ʃo mas/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "much more" is said as mucho más.
The phrase mucho más is used to indicate a significantly greater amount or degree of something.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of mucho (much) and más (more).
Which one should you use?
While mucho más is the standard way to say "much more", you can use the informal expression un montón más to mean "a lot more" or the informal phrase mil veces más to mean "a thousand times more".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Dominican Republic, it is common to add mejor to the phrase to create mucho más mejor to emphasize an increase or difference.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this specific comparative construction, the word mucho remains in its masculine singular form even when it is modifying feminine nouns or adjectives.
How do you pronounce it?
/mutʃo mas/
Did you know?
- The root of the word mucho traces back to a Proto-Indo-European word meaning 'crumbled' or 'crumpled'. It is fascinating that a word describing a large quantity is evolutionarily linked to the idea of something being broken into many pieces.
Examples in context
- Tom quiere mucho más.Tom wants much more.This example shows how to express that someone wants much more of something using mucho más.Tatoeba #5018653 by Shishir, translation #5018159 by CK
- Peso mucho más que tú.I weigh much more than you do.This sentence uses mucho más to compare weight between two people.Tatoeba #11742006 by Seael, translation #6810340 by CK
- Es mucho más conveniente.It's much more convenient.This example uses mucho más to describe something as being much more convenient.Tatoeba #1540055 by marcelostockle, translation #713260 by CM
- Los avances tecnológicos nos permiten ser mucho más eficientes.Technological advancements allow us to be much more efficient.
- El segundo proyecto fue bastante más exitoso que el primero.The second project was much more successful than the first one.
- ¡Vamos a pasar un fin de semana juntos y nos vamos a divertir un montón más!We're going to spend a weekend together, and we're going to have a lot more fun!
- Prefiero vivir en un pueblo tranquilo mil veces más que en la ciudad.I prefer living in a peaceful town a thousand times more than in the city.
- Esta playa es mil veces mejor que la otra.This beach is a thousand times better than the other one.
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Example conversation
María and Alejandro are talking about their new jobs.
- MaríaMi nuevo trabajo es mucho más difícil.My new job is much more difficult.
- AlejandroPero ganas mucho más dinero ahora.But you earn much more money now.
- MaríaSí, pero tengo mucho más estrés.Yes, but I have much more stress.
- AlejandroEso es normal al principio, María.That is normal at the beginning, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mucho, más, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
