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ほど
hodo
Description
「ほど」は、だいたいの量や程度を表す言葉です。
"ほど" is a word that indicates an approximate amount or degree.
「~ば~ほど」の形で、「すればするほど」のように、程度がだんだん変わることも言えます。
In the form "~ば~ほど", like "すればするほど", it can express a gradually changing degree.
Meanings
ほどhodo
about; approximately (an amount or extent)
三十分ほど待ってください。
Please wait about thirty minutes.
ほどhodo
to the extent that; as much as
泣きたいほど嬉しかった。
I was so happy I felt like crying.
ほどhodo
the more ... the more (with ...ば ...ほど)
考えれば考えるほど分からなくなる。
The more I think about it, the less I understand.
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Notes
- Nuance
ほど often marks an approximate amount or a comparative degree; overlaps with くらい but is more formal.
- Grammar
In ~ば~ほど it expresses proportional change (the more X, the more Y).
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