Polyglot Dictionary

desto

/ˈdɛsto/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. the (in the comparative construction je ... desto — the more/less ... the more/less)

    Interchangeable with umso in this construction.

    • Je später es wird, desto müder werde ich.

      The later it gets, the more tired I become.

Practice

1 What does desto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je später es wird, ___ müder werde ich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desto?

See also

adverbconnector

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