【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜ば〜ほど(~ba~hodo)

Explanation:〜ば〜ほど

Meaning
"the more ~, the more ~" / "the less ~, the less ~ "
Used to indicate that as one condition becomes true or increases, the other condition also becomes more true or intense. It expresses a relationship between two factors where the extent or degree of one affects the other.

Form
V(ba form)ば + V(dictionary form)+ ほど
イAければ + イAい + ほど
ナAであれば + (ナAで)ある + ほど
Nであれば + (Nで)ある + ほど

Points

  1. Conditional Relationship: "〜ば〜ほど" is used to show that as one action, condition, or quality increases, another action, condition, or quality will increase or intensify accordingly.
  2. Commonly Used with Verbs and Adjectives: This structure is often used with verbs and adjectives to show a cause-and-effect relationship.
  3. Can Express Both Positive and Negative Correlations: This expression can be used to describe situations where more of something leads to more of something else, whether positive or negative.

JLPT Level
N3



Sample sentenes

言葉ことばはなはなほど上手じょうずになります。
The more you speak the language, the more you will be better.

この問題もんだいかんがえれかんがえるほどわからなくなります。
The more I think of this question, the more I get confused.

かねはあれあるほどうれしい。
The more I have money the more I am happy.

べれべるほどふとります。
The more I eat the more I become fat.

荷物にもつかるけれかるほどいいです。
The lighter the baggage, the better.

メールの返事へんじはやけれはやほどいい。
The earlier I reply to emails, the better.

飛行機ひこうきのチケットはやすけれやすほどうれしいです。
The cheaper the flight ticket is, the happier i am.

給料きゅうりょうたかけれたかほどいいです。
The higher the salary, the better.

説明せつめい簡単かんたんであれあるほどいい。
The simpler the instructions, the better.

わたしいそがしいのがきらいなので、ひまであれあるほどうれしいです。
The more free I am, the happier I am  because I dont like being busy.

勉強べんきょうすれするほど成績せいせきがります。
The more you study, the better your grades will be.

運動うんどうすれするほど健康けんこうになります。
The more you exercise, the healthier you become.

ほん読むほど知識ちしきえる。
The more books you read, the more knowledge you gain.

Vocabulary

Japanese
English
言葉 ことば language
太る ふとる to be fat
荷物 にもつ baggage
返事 へんじ reply
成績 せいせき grade
知識 ちしき knowledge

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