"ju" meaning in Esperanto

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Particle

IPA: [ju] Audio: Eo-ju.ogg
Etymology: From Swedish ju. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|sv|ju}} Swedish ju Head templates: {{head|eo|particle}} ju
  1. the; used with des and either pli (“more”) or malpli (“less”) to form the first half of a coordinated comparative. Coordinate_terms: des

Download JSON data for ju meaning in Esperanto (2.0kB)

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          "text": "Ju pli ni studas la florojn, des pli ni konstatas, ke multe da ili posedas nesuspektitajn lertecojn, kiujn apud besto ni volonte nomus instinkto aŭ еĉ prudento.",
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