How to Say ‘The meter shows more than expected.’ in German
Das Taxameter zeigt mehr als erwartet.
dahs TAHK-sah-may-ter tsygt mair ahls air-VAHR-tet
[dahs TAHK-sah-may-ter tsygt mair ahls air-VAHR-tet]
Phrase Breakdown
Das Taxameter
dahs TAHK-sah-may-ter
the taximeter / the taxi meter
The device in a taxi that calculates the fare.
Das Taxameter läuft schon.
The taximeter is already running.
Words in this phrase
Das
[dahs]
the
Neuter definite article used before a neuter noun.
Das Taxameter ist neu.
The meter is new.
Taxameter
[TAHK-sah-may-ter]
taximeter / taxi meter
The fare-counting device in a taxi.
Das Taxameter rechnet automatisch.
The taxi meter calculates automatically.
Zeigt mehr
tsygt mair
shows more
Indicates that the displayed amount is higher than expected.
Der Zähler zeigt mehr an.
The meter shows more.
Words in this phrase
zeigt
[tsygt]
shows
Displays or indicates something on a screen or meter.
Das Taxameter zeigt plötzlich mehr an.
The meter suddenly shows more.
mehr
[mair]
more
A greater amount than before or than expected.
Das Taxameter zeigt mehr als sonst.
The meter shows more than usual.
Als erwartet.
ahls air-VAHR-tet
than expected.
Used after a comparative to express a comparison with an expectation.
Es ist teurer als erwartet.
It is more expensive than expected.
Words in this phrase
als
[ahls]
than
Used to compare one thing with another.
Mehr als erwartet ist ärgerlich.
More than expected is annoying.
erwartet
[air-VAHR-tet]
expected
Anticipated beforehand; what you thought would happen.
Der Preis war höher als erwartet.
The price was higher than expected.
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