The more - Desto (The 1491st Most Common German Word)

The translation for The more in German is Desto. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1491st most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adverb. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: the more

de German: desto

Examples

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The more you know, the more you understand that you know nothing. Je mehr man weiß, desto mehr sieht man ein, dass es viel gibt, was man nicht weiß.
The more, the merrier. Je mehr Leute, desto besser.
The more one owns, the more one wants. Je mehr man hat, desto mehr will man.
The more I think, the less I understand. Je länger ich darüber nachdenke, desto weniger verstehe ich sie.
The more you know him, the more you like him. Je mehr du ihn kennst, desto mehr magst du ihn.
The longer I stay there, the more I like the place. Je länger ich dort bleibe, desto mehr gefällt mir der Ort.
The more things I have, the more I am going to have to clean. Je mehr ich habe, desto mehr muss ich saubermachen.
Men are like bears: the uglier they are, the more handsome. Männer sind wie Bären: je hässlicher sie sind, desto schöner sind sie.

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The more - Desto (The 1491st Most Common German Word)
The longer I stayed in Paris, the more I liked it. Je mehr Zeit ich in Paris verbrachte, desto besser gefiel es mir.
The richer he became, the more he wanted. Je reicher er wurde, desto mehr wollte er.
The richer the city, the more rubbish it generates. Je reicher eine Stadt ist, desto mehr Abfall produziert sie.
The older a city is, the more rubbish it produces. Je älter eine Stadt ist, desto mehr Abfall erzeugt sie.
The more you study, the more you discover your ignorance. Je mehr du studierst, desto mehr enthüllst du deine Unwissenheit.
The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance. Je mehr wir lernen, desto mehr bemerken wir unser eigenes Unwissen.
The more I thought about it, the more my initial certainty turned to doubt. Je mehr ich darüber nachdachte, desto mehr wandelte sich meine anfängliche Sicherheit in Zweifel.
The more people buy a given item of merchandise, the higher its price. Je mehr Menschen eine Ware kaufen, desto höher ist ihr Preis.
The more languages you know, the more you enrich your personality. Je mehr Sprachen du kennst, desto mehr bereicherst du deine Persönlichkeit.
The more people buy a certain merchandise, the higher its price. Je mehr Menschen eine Ware kaufen, desto höher ist ihr Preis.
The more energy you absorb in your body, the greater softness and magnetism you will develop. Je mehr Sonnenenergie man in sich aufnimmt, desto größer werden die Sänfte und der Magnetismus im Menschen entwickelt.
The more you become curious about what is happening rather than reacting and controlling, the more you come to a wonderful realization that your life is for you. Je stärker Sie neugierig werden, was passiert, anstatt zu reagieren und zu kontrollieren, desto mehr kommen Sie zu einer wunderbaren Erkenntnis, was Ihr Leben für Sie ist.
The faster you can answer math problems, read and understand the words in a book, get the meaning of a joke, or accurately tell your body what to do while playing a sport, the more powerful your brain is. Je schneller Sie Mathematikprobleme lösen, die Wörter in einem Buch lesen und verstehen, die Bedeutung eines Witzes erfassen oder Ihrem Körper präzise mitteilen, wie er sich bei sportlichen Aktivitäten verhalten soll, desto leistungsfähiger ist Ihr Gehirn.

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