Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ば~ほど (ba~hodo)

08/12/2020Updated 04/09/20211 min read

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Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ば~ほど (ba~hodo)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

62. ~ば~ほど
a. Structure:
[Verb / い-adjective / な-adjective] ば-form [Verb / い-adjective] dictionary form / な-adjective (ほど)
[Noun / な-adjective without な] (であればあるほど)
b. Meaning: the more ~, the more…

外国語はだれでも、練習すればするほど上手になる。
Gaikoku-go wa dare demo, renshū sureba suru hodo jōzu ni naru.
With a foreign language, the more anyone practises, the better they get.

将来のことを考えれば考えるほど不安になる。
Shōrai no koto o kangaereba kangaeru hodo fuan ni naru.
The more I think about the future, the more anxious I feel.

見れば見るほどすばらしい絵だ。.
Mirebamiruhodo subarashī eda..
The more I look at this picture, the more wonderful it seems.

夢は大きければ大きいほど良い。
Yume wa ōkikereba ōkī hodo yoi.
The bigger a dream is, the better.

子どもは元気であればあるほどけがも増える。
Kodomo wa genkideareba aru hodo kega mo fueru.
The more lively children are, the more injuries they get.

「返事はいつまでにすればいいですか」「(早ければ)早いほどいいです」
`Henji wa itsu made ni sureba īdesu ka’`(hayakereba) hayai hodo īdesu’
「When should I reply by?」「The sooner the better」

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