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What does Ju mean?

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Alkanadi (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 15:53:12

I have been seeing this a lot:

Ju pli ...., des pli....

What does this construction mean?

Example:
Ju pli malbone staras la homoj, des pli da musoj.

erinja (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 16:00:11

It's like the more, the more in English.

The more I read, the more I learn. Ju pli mi legas, des pli mi lernas.

The more I sleep, the less I learn. Ju pli mi dormas, des malpli mi lernas.

Alkanadi (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 16:42:15

erinja:It's like the more, the more in English.

The more I read, the more I learn. Ju pli mi legas, des pli mi lernas.

The more I sleep, the less I learn. Ju pli mi dormas, des malpli mi lernas.
Do the verbs have to be in the same tense? Can I say:

The more I read, the more I will learn. Ju pli mi legas, des pli mi lernos.

mbalicki (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 17:49:50

Sure, there is no restriction about the tense. Check out PMEG on this topic.

DuckFiasco (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 20:30:47

I've also seen "Des pli bone." all on its own, which is the response "So much the better."
I'm not sure when else you might use just a "des..." construction like that.

mbalicki (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 21:13:26

DuckFiasco:I've also seen "Des pli bone." all on its own, which is the response "So much the better."
I'm not sure when else you might use just a "des..." construction like that.
More examples to be found in PMEG. ridego.gif

DuckFiasco (Kwerekana umwidondoro) 16 Nyandagaro 2015 22:00:41

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