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Learn Danish: jo - the correlative: the more …, the more …

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jo

Word

jo

Meaning

the (correlative: the more …, the more …)

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

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

Usages of jo

Jo mere du arbejder, des højere er lønnen.

The more you work, the higher the salary is.

Jo mere lønnen stiger, des gladere bliver chefen.

The more the salary rises, the happier the boss becomes.

Jo højere indkomstskatten er, des mindre køber vi.

The higher the income tax is, the less we buy.

Jo mere renten stiger, jo dyrere bliver huset.

The more the interest rate rises, the more expensive the house becomes.

Jo lavere renten er, des bedre er det for familien.

The lower the interest rate is, the better it is for the family.

Jo mere inflationen stiger, jo mindre kan vi få for pengene.

The more inflation rises, the less we can get for the money.

Jo større investeringen er, des større er risikoen.

The larger the investment is, the greater the risk is.

Jo længere vi venter, jo dyrere bliver investeringen.

The longer we wait, the more expensive the investment becomes.

Jo højere afgiften på benzinen er, des mindre kører vi.

The higher the tax on petrol is, the less we drive.

Jo større fradraget er, des mindre betaler du.

The larger the deduction is, the less you pay.

Jo mere lønnen stiger, jo større bliver forbruget.

The more the salary rises, the larger consumption becomes.

Jo mere forbruget falder, des mindre arbejde er der.

The more consumption falls, the less work there is.

Jo tidligere vi står op, jo mere tjener vi.

The earlier we get up, the more we earn.

Jo klogere investeringen er, des bedre er resultatet.

The smarter the investment is, the better the result is.

Vi plejer at sige at jo højere prisen er, des mere klager kunden.

We usually say that the higher the price is, the more the customer complains.

Jo mere du begrænser dem, des mere vrede bliver de.

The more you limit them, the angrier they become.

Jo mere du går, des mere mærker du hældningen.

The more you walk, the more you feel the slope.

Jo højere breddegraden er, des koldere er vejret.

The higher the latitude is, the colder the weather is.

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