Ich brauche mehr Speicher auf dem Computer.

the; (masculine or neuter, dative)

Breakdown of Ich brauche mehr Speicher auf dem Computer.

• ich: I
• brauchen: to need
• mehr: more

Questions & Answers about Ich brauche mehr Speicher auf dem Computer.

Why is mehr used here instead of viel?

viel means “a lot” or “much,” whereas mehr is the comparative form of viel meaning “more.” To express needing an additional amount of storage, you use mehr.

Why is there no article before mehr Speicher?

Here Speicher is an uncountable noun and mehr functions as a quantity determiner. In German, when you indicate an increased amount of something uncountable, you omit the article—just like “more storage” in English rather than “more of the storage.”

What case is dem Computer, and why is dem used?

The preposition auf is one of the Wechselpräpositionen (“two-way prepositions”). When it expresses location (static position) rather than direction, it takes the dative case. The masculine noun Computer in dative singular is dem Computer, so auf dem Computer = “on the computer.”

Could you say am Computer or im Computer instead of auf dem Computer?