pli
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Ju pli ... des pli = The more ... the more.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
The comparative is made by means of the word pli, the superlative by plej; with the comparative the conjunction ol is used.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
Ju pli ... des malpli = The more ... the less.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
Example.—Ju malpli li trinkas, des pli li manĝas = The less he drinks, the more he eats.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
Ju pli mi lin konas, des pli mi lin estimas = The more I know him, the more I esteem him.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
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