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How do you say "several" in German?
die mehreren
In German, "several" is die mehreren.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'MAY-reh-ren', stress on the first syllable, with 'eh' long as in 'day'.
Grammar notes
die mehreren is feminine. Plural: die Mehrfachen.
Example sentence
Diesen Monat hat sie mehrere Bücher gelesen.
She read several books this month.
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How to remember die mehreren
Mehreren comes from mehr, 'more', so several is literally described in German as 'the more-ish ones'.
Related words
- dozen das Dutzend
- hundred die Hundert
- thousand die Tausend
- million die Million
- billion die Milliarde
- half die Hälfte
- quarter das Viertel
- double das Doppelte
- triple das Triple
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Questions about die mehreren
How do you say "several" in German?
In German, "several" is die mehreren. It is a noun.
Is die mehreren masculine, feminine, or neuter?
die mehreren is feminine. Plural: die Mehrfachen.
How is die mehreren used in a sentence?
Use die mehreren as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Diesen Monat hat sie mehrere Bücher gelesen. (She read several books this month.).
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