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Here’s another question we received: How do you connect German sentences using je-desto?
This blog will help you understand how to use je-desto to create complex sentences in German. 📚📝
Explanation:
Using Je-Desto to Connect Sentences:
Let’s take an example to illustrate this:
We want to connect Der Tag ist sonnig (The day is sunny) with Die Leute sind draußen (People are outside).
As you may know, je-desto is similar to the more… the more… in English.
In our sentence, we want to find the equivalent of: The sunnier the day is, the more people are outside.
- Start with Je: Add je to the first clause: Der Tag ist sonnig.
- Find the Comparative Form: The comparative form of sonnig is sonniger.
- Place the verb at the end: Je sonniger der Tag ist.
- Add a Comma and Desto: After the first clause, add a comma followed by desto.
- Form the Second Clause: The comparative form of viele (many) is mehr (more).
- Combine the clauses: Je sonniger der Tag ist, desto mehr Leute sind draußen.
Summary:
To connect sentences using je-desto:
- Use je with the first clause and place the verb at the end. ⛅
- Add a comma followed by desto. 📝
- Use the comparative form in the second clause. 👥
Extra Examples:
Let’s practice together how to connect the following sentences using je … desto
- Das Wetter wird wärmer. Die Menschen gehen ins Freie.
- Je wärmer das Wetter wird, desto mehr Menschen gehen ins Freie. 🌞
- Die Arbeit wird stressiger. Die Leute machen Pausen.
- Je stressiger die Arbeit wird, desto mehr Pausen machen die Leute. 💼
- Der Schlaf wird weniger. Die Konzentration ist schlecht.
- Je weniger der Schlaf ist, desto schlechter ist die Konzentration. 😴
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