Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – 一方だ (ippou da)
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Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – 一方だ (ippou da)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.
47. ～一方だ
a. Structure:
Vる (expressing change) + 一方だ
b. Meaning: a change (not willed) that keeps progressing in one direction (usually a negative one).
不況のせいで収入が減った。貯金も減る一方だ。
Fukyō no sei de shūnyū ga hetta. Chokin mo heru ippou da.
Income is falling because of the recession. Savings keep shrinking too.
祖母の病気は入院後も悪くなる一方だ。
Sobo no byōki wa nyūin-go mo waruku naru ippou da.
My grandmother’s illness has kept getting worse even after she went into hospital.
どこの都市も、増える一方のごみに悩まされているようだ。
Doko no toshi mo, fueru ippou no gomi ni nayamasa rete iru yōda.
It seems that in every city the rubbish problem keeps growing.
オリンピックが近づき、鈴木選手に対する期待は高まる一方だ。
Orinpikku ga chikadzuki, Suzuki senshu ni taisuru kitai wa takamaru ippou da.
With the Olympics drawing near, expectations of Suzuki keep rising.