desto

Nghĩa

1. the (forming the parallel comparative with je)
2. (informal,proscribed) used instead of je in the je ... desto construction

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈdɛstoː/

Từ nguyên

From Old High German des diu, where des and diu are the genitive and instrumental case forms of Old High German daz n (“the; that, it”) respectively. Compare Dutch des te and English the ... the. Etymologically equivalent to des + die.