Je mehr Sie trinken, desto weniger essen Sie.
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | German | Learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| the | Je | ||
| more | mehr | ||
| you (formal) | Sie | ||
| drink (2nd and 3rd person singular) | trinken | ||
| the | desto | ||
| less | weniger | ||
| eat (singular) | essen | ||
| you (formal) | Sie |
Summary
The German translation for “The more you drink, the less you eat.” is Je mehr Sie trinken, desto weniger essen Sie.. The German, Je mehr Sie trinken, desto weniger essen Sie., can be broken down into 8 parts:"the" (Je), "more" (mehr), "you (formal)" (Sie), "drink (2nd and 3rd person singular)" (trinken), "the" (desto), "less" (weniger), "eat (singular)" (essen) and "you (formal)" (Sie).Practice Lesson
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