Correlative comparatives (jo ..., jo/des ...)

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the (correlative: the more …, the more …)
jo
the (used in the more... the more...)
des
the salary
lønnen
The more you work, the higher the salary is.
Jo mere du arbejder, des højere er lønnen.
to rise
stige
The more the salary rises, the happier the boss becomes.
Jo mere lønnen stiger, des gladere bliver chefen.
the income tax
indkomstskatten
The higher the income tax is, the less we buy.
Jo højere indkomstskatten er, des mindre køber vi.
The wife said that the income tax was not the problem.
Konen sagde at indkomstskatten ikke var problemet.
the interest rate
renten
The more the interest rate rises, the more expensive the house becomes.
Jo mere renten stiger, jo dyrere bliver huset.
The lower the interest rate is, the better it is for the family.
Jo lavere renten er, des bedre er det for familien.
the inflation
inflationen
The more inflation rises, the less we can get for the money.
Jo mere inflationen stiger, jo mindre kan vi få for pengene.
The teacher explained that inflation was not always bad.
Læreren forklarede at inflationen ikke altid var dårlig.
the investment
investeringen
The larger the investment is, the greater the risk is.
Jo større investeringen er, des større er risikoen.
The longer we wait, the more expensive the investment becomes.
Jo længere vi venter, jo dyrere bliver investeringen.
the duty (tax, fee)
afgiften
The higher the tax on petrol is, the less we drive.
Jo højere afgiften på benzinen er, des mindre kører vi.
They had already paid the tax when the rule changed.
De havde allerede betalt afgiften da reglen ændrede sig.
the deduction
fradraget
The larger the deduction is, the less you pay.
Jo større fradraget er, des mindre betaler du.
He works as a craftsman, so the deduction is important for him.
Han arbejder som håndværker, så fradraget er vigtigt for ham.
the consumption
forbruget
The more the salary rises, the larger consumption becomes.
Jo mere lønnen stiger, jo større bliver forbruget.
The more consumption falls, the less work there is.
Jo mere forbruget falder, des mindre arbejde er der.
The earlier we get up, the more we earn.
Jo tidligere vi står op, jo mere tjener vi.
The smarter the investment is, the better the result is.
Jo klogere investeringen er, des bedre er resultatet.
We usually say that the higher the price is, the more the customer complains.
Vi plejer at sige at jo højere prisen er, des mere klager kunden.

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