Questa tendenza è sempre più diffusa.

Questions & Answers about Questa tendenza è sempre più diffusa.

Why do we use sempre più instead of più e più for 'more and more'?
In Italian, the phrase sempre più (literally 'always more') is used to express 'more and more' or 'increasingly'. Translating the English phrase word-for-word as più e più sounds unnatural in this context.
Does sempre più change its ending to match the noun?
No, sempre più is an adverb phrase, meaning it never changes form. Only the adjective it modifies, diffusa, changes its ending to an -a to match the feminine singular noun tendenza.
Where exactly in the sentence should sempre più go?
When modifying an adjective like diffusa, the phrase sempre più goes immediately before that adjective. If it were modifying a verb instead, it would generally go right after the verb.
How would I say the opposite: 'less and less widespread'?
You would simply swap più for meno to use the opposite progressive adverb. The sentence becomes: Questa tendenza è sempre meno diffusa.

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