【JLPT N3 Grammar】〜ば〜ほど(~ba~hodo)
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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

言葉ことばは話はなせば話はなす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.

この問題もんだいは考かんがえれば考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.

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

食たべれば食たべるほど太ふとります。
The more I eat the more I become fat.

荷物にもつは軽かるければ軽かるいほどいいです。
The lighter the baggage, the better.

メールの返事へんじは早はやければ早はやいほどいい。
The earlier I reply to emails, the better.

飛行機ひこうきのチケットは安やすければ安やすいほどうれしいです。
The cheaper the flight ticket is, the happier i am.

給料きゅうりょうは高たかければ高たかいほどいいです。
The higher the salary, the better.

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

私わたしは忙いそがしいのが嫌きらいなので、暇ひまであればあるほどうれしいです。
The more free I am, the happier I am  because I don’t like being busy.

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

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

本ほんは読よめば読むほど、知識ちしきが増ふえる。
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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