adjective
worth, valuable
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wert is an adjective meaning 'worth' or 'valuable' used mainly predicatively (e.g., Das ist mir viel wert). Often appears in constructions like etwas ist jmdm. etwas wert. It is ungradable (no comparative/superlative). Use differs from wertvoll which is gradable and attributive.
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Das Paket war fünfzig Euro wert, obwohl der Umschlag beschädigt war.
The package was worth fifty euros, although the envelope was damaged.
Das Buch ist jede Mühe wert.
The book is worth the effort.
Dieser Rat ist mir sehr viel wert.
This advice is very valuable to me.
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Imagine a price tag on something and the word 'wert' written on it to indicate worth.
Sounds like English 'worth'.
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As an adjective, 'wert' often appears in constructions like 'etwas ist X wert' (something is worth X) and can be combined with 'voll' to form 'wertvoll' (valuable). A morphological comparative (e.g. 'werter', 'am wertesten') is unusual in modern usage; prefer periphrastic expressions such as 'mehr wert', 'von größerem Wert' or the adjective 'wertvoll'.