מרוב מים, החימר נעשה רטוב מדי.

Because of too much water, the clay became too wet.

Breakdown of מרוב מים, החימר נעשה רטוב מדי.

• מים: water
• רטוב: wet
• מדי: too
• להיעשות: to become

Questions & Answers about מרוב מים, החימר נעשה רטוב מדי.

What does מרוב mean here, and how is it built?

מרוב is made of:

• מ־ = from
• רוב = abundance, great amount, or most

So literally, מרוב means something like from too much of... or from an excess of...
In natural English, it often comes out as because of too much... or due to an excess of...

So in this sentence, מרוב מים is an idiomatic way to say that there was so much water that it caused the result.

Why use מרוב מים instead of just בגלל מים?

Because מרוב adds the idea of excess.

• בגלל מים = because of water
• מרוב מים = because there was too much water

So מרוב is more specific. It suggests not just a cause, but an overly large amount that led to the result.

That makes it a very good fit with the rest of the sentence, which also has מדי (too).

Why is מים written like a plural word if it means water?