もっと

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Meanings

1

Indicates a greater degree, quantity, or duration. Used with verbs, adjectives, and adverbs to express 'more' or 'to a greater extent'.

もっとゆっくり話はなしてください。

Please speak more slowly.

もっと時じ間かんがあればいいのに。

I wish I had more time.

この店みせのラーメンはもっとおいしいと思おもった。

I thought the ramen at this shop would be even more delicious.

Usage patterns

もっと〈形けい容よう詞し〉more (adjective); even more (adjective)
もっと大おおきい部屋へやに住すみたいです。
I want to live in a bigger room.
もっと〈動どう詞し〉to do (verb) more; to (verb) to a greater extent
もっと勉べん強きょうしなさい。
Study more.
もっと〈物もの〉が欲ほしいto want more of something
もっと時じ間かんが欲ほしい。
I want more time.
もっと早はやくsooner; more quickly
もっと早はやく言いってくれればよかったのに。
I wish you had told me sooner.

Expressions

もっとたくさんa lot more; much more; and then some

Related words

さらにN3
さらに is more formal and often used in written or formal speech, while もっと is the everyday word for 'more'.
一いっ層そうN3
一層 is a literary, formal way to say 'all the more', whereas もっと is the plain, everyday word for 'more'.
ずっとN4
もっと is a plain 'more', while ずっと in comparisons adds emphasis for a much larger gap.
更さらなる
もっと is a casual, everyday adverb meaning 'more', whereas 更なる is a formal pre-noun word typically found in written or official language before nouns.
よりN4
もっと is the common spoken word for 'more', while より+adjective (as in より良い) sounds more formal or written.

Don't confuse with

もうN5
もう means 'already' or 'anymore', while もっと means 'more' in degree or amount, so beginners often mix up these two short common adverbs.
ムッとN1
もっと means 'more' and is unrelated in meaning, but its similar sound to ムッと can trip up learners in listening.
もう少すこしN5
もっと asks for more in general with no implication of smallness, whereas もう少し specifically requests just a small additional bit.

Etymology

Derived from the adverb もと (originally 'more') with gemination. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it has been used as a common adverb since early modern Japanese.