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Learn Icelandic: því - the in 'the more... the more'

Icelandic
/Proportional correlatives (því... því...)
/því

því

Word

því

Meaning

the (in 'the more... the more')

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Proportional correlatives (því... því...)

Usages of því

Því meira sem þú fjárfestir, því stærri verður sparnaðurinn.

The more you invest, the bigger the savings become.

Því stærri sem fjárfestingin er, því meiri er áhættan.

The bigger the investment is, the more the risk is.

Því minni sem áhættan er, því minni er hagnaðurinn.

The smaller the risk is, the smaller the profit is.

Því oftar sem þú kaupir hlutabréfið, því betri verður ávöxtunin.

The more often you buy the stock, the better the return becomes.

Því betri sem ávöxtunin er, því stærri verður sjóðurinn.

The better the return is, the bigger the fund becomes.

Því meiri sem verðbólgan er, því dýrari verður maturinn.

The more the inflation is, the more expensive the food becomes.

Því minni sem verðbólgan er, því meiri er vöxturinn.

The smaller the inflation is, the more the growth is.

Því oftar sem fyrirtækið tapar, því stærra verður tapið.

The more often the company loses, the bigger the loss becomes.

Því meira sem rannsóknarmaðurinn skoðar göngumynstrið, því betri verður kenningin.

The more the researcher examines the migration pattern, the better the theory becomes.

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