desto

desto

1. the

   jo større den bliver, desto hårdere bliver den

   the larger it becomes, the harder it becomes

• des, jo

From Old High German des diu, from the Old High German genitive case and instrumental case forms of das, "the, it" respectively. Confer Dutch des te (the ... the).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛsto/

desto

1. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)

   Je mehr, desto besser! ― The more the better!

• “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary (etymology)

• desto in Duden online

• Rhymes: -ɛsto

desto (feminine singular desta, masculine plural desti, feminine plural deste)

1. awake

From German desto.

desto (also functioning as a conjunction)

1. (used before a comparative with jo to express comparison) even, all the more

   Vel, han røyker jo mye, men drikker desto mer. ― Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.

2. (forming the parallel comparative with jo) the, more

   Jo mer jeg tenker over det, desto merkeligere virker det. ― The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

• desto bedre
• desto mer
• ikke desto mindre

• “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “desto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From German desto

desto (also functioning as a conjunction)

1. (used before a comparative to express comparison) all the better, all the more

   Vel, han røykjer jo mykje, men drikk desto meir.

   Well, he does smoke much, but drinks all the more.

2. the more (forming the parallel comparative with jo, compare German section)

   Jo meir eg tenkjer over det, desto merkeligare verkar det.

   The more I think about it, the stranger it seems.

• desto betre
• desto meir
• ikkje desto mindre

• “desto” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “desto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• preposition de + determiner esto

desto

1. (obsolete) of this

• deste
• desta

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desto

1. same as German desto, similar to the in some expressions

   ju mer, desto bättre

   the more, the better

   vi äter inte mycket, men dricker desto mer

   we don't eat much, but drink all the more