több

Több is a Hungarian quantifier and determiner meaning "more" or "many." It marks a greater quantity or degree relative to a reference point and is placed before the noun it modifies. It is also used in comparative phrases with mint, meaning "more than" (for example, több mint öt = more than five).

As a determiner, több könyv means "more books" and több idő means "more time." It can modify both countable and uncountable nouns, and it generally does not take endings itself; the noun supplies any required inflection. When used in comparisons, the construction többlet? No, better: it appears with mint to express the larger quantity: több mint öt.

Related words and forms include többség (majority) and többlet (surplus, extra amount). The adverb többen is not standard; instead, többlet and többség are common derivatives associated with larger quantity or a greater share. The word többnyire is a frequent compound meaning "mostly" or "largely."

Több is used to express a relative increase rather than a bare, absolute quantity. It contrasts with sok, which denotes a large quantity without an explicit comparison. In practical use, több provides a frame for comparison (more than X) or denotes an increased amount in a given context.

Etymologically, több is a core element of the Hungarian numeral system with roots in historical Hungarian. It is widely used in everyday language and remains a fundamental term for expressing quantity and degree.