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Don't you say "the more you are empathic"?

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Native speaker’s answer

Rebecca

No, it is actually more common to say "the more empathetic you are" because "more" here is describing the amount of empathy someone has, so "empathetic" should come right after "more". You can say "the more you are empathetic", however, it is less common to say this and it sounds a little less natural.

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