"des" meaning in Esperanto

See des in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: [des]
Etymology: From Swedish and German desto. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|sv|-}} Swedish, {{der|eo|de|desto}} German desto Head templates: {{head|eo|particle}} des
  1. the; used with ju and either pli (“more”) or malpli (“less”) to form the second half of a coordinated comparative. Coordinate_terms: ju
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          "text": "Ju pli mi lernas, des pli mi scias.",
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          "text": "Ju pli mi lernas, des pli mi scias.",
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Download raw JSONL data for des meaning in Esperanto (1.8kB)

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