"weniger" meaning in German

See weniger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈveːniɡɐ] Audio: De-weniger.ogg , De-weniger2.ogg
Etymology: See wenig (“little, few”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|wenig||little, few}} wenig (“little, few”) Head templates: {{head|de|comparative adjective}} weniger
  1. comparative degree of wenig: less, fewer Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: wenig (extra: less, fewer)
    Sense id: en-weniger-de-adj-gnGdnFNn Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 66 6 29

Adverb

IPA: [ˈveːniɡɐ] Audio: De-weniger.ogg , De-weniger2.ogg
Etymology: See wenig (“little, few”). Etymology templates: {{m|de|wenig||little, few}} wenig (“little, few”) Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} weniger, {{de-adv}} weniger
  1. less
    Sense id: en-weniger-de-adv-T907YgGi
  2. (mathematics) minus Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: minus
    Sense id: en-weniger-de-adv-Ep-ncTrb Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mehr oder weniger

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          "english": "I have less tea than you",
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