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### Progressive Comparisons: "More and More"

To describe an ongoing change—when something is getting "more and more" or "increasingly" a certain way—Romanian uses two common phrases.

The first is **din ce în ce mai**, placed directly before the adjective or adverb. It is often paired with verbs like *a fi* (to be) or *a deveni* (to become).

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### The Shorter Alternative: "Tot mai"

The second option is **tot mai**. It means exactly the same thing but is shorter and extremely popular in everyday speech.

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### Adjective Agreement

Whether you use *din ce în ce mai* or *tot mai*, the adjective that follows must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes.

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You can also use these phrases with adverbs to describe how the frequency or manner of an action is changing. Unlike adjectives, adverbs never change their form.

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### Describing Modern Lifestyles

These constructions are perfect for discussing modern trends and habits. Just remember to match the adjective to the subject!

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Progressive comparisons (din ce în ce mai / tot mai)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
more and more	din ce în ce mai
Summer is getting hotter and hotter.	Vara devine din ce în ce mai caldă.
The weather is getting colder and colder.	Vremea este din ce în ce mai rece.
increasingly	tot mai
The days are getting shorter and shorter in autumn.	Zilele sunt tot mai scurte toamna.
People are increasingly busy today.	Oamenii sunt tot mai ocupați astăzi.
unpredictable	imprevizibil
The weather is becoming more and more unpredictable.	Vremea devine din ce în ce mai imprevizibilă.
The climate is increasingly unpredictable.	Clima este tot mai imprevizibilă.
It is raining more and more often here.	Plouă din ce în ce mai des aici.
frequent	frecvent
Storms are increasingly frequent in spring.	Furtunile sunt tot mai frecvente primăvara.
The traffic is getting more and more crowded.	Traficul este din ce în ce mai aglomerat.
the drought	seceta
This drought is becoming increasingly severe.	Această secetă devine tot mai gravă.
the hurricane	uraganul
The two hurricanes are getting more and more dangerous.	Cele două uragane sunt din ce în ce mai periculoase.
Hurricanes are increasingly frequent in the south.	Uraganele sunt tot mai frecvente în sud.
dependent	dependent
The child is becoming more and more dependent on the screen.	Copilul devine din ce în ce mai dependent de ecran.
We are increasingly dependent without knowing.	Noi suntem tot mai dependenți fără să știm.
sedentary	sedentar
Our life is getting more and more sedentary.	Viața noastră este din ce în ce mai sedentară.
They have an increasingly sedentary lifestyle.	Ei au un stil de viață tot mai sedentar.
stressful	stresant
Maria's workplace is increasingly stressful.	Locul de muncă al Mariei este tot mai stresant.
The exam is becoming more and more difficult.	Examenul devine din ce în ce mai dificil.
lonely	singuratic
My grandfather is increasingly lonely.	Bunicul meu este tot mai singuratic.
Life in the city is getting more and more lonely.	Viața la oraș este din ce în ce mai singuratică.
The drought is becoming more and more frequent.	Seceta devine tot mai frecventă.
My job is more and more stressful.	Serviciul meu este din ce în ce mai stresant.