German words · B1 · conjunction

desto

the more

LevelCEFR B1

desto in a sentence

  • Je mehr du übst, desto besser wirst du.

    The more you practice, the better you'll become.

How to remember it

desto ~ 'the so' (think 'the more... the so...')

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