~ば~ほど
〜ba 〜hodo
Formation
Verb-casual + ば + Verb-casual + ほど, い-Adjective + ば + い-Adjective + ほど, な-Adjective + であれば + な-Adjective + ほど
Expresses 'the more ~, the more ~'; a proportional relationship between two phrases.
When to use
ば~ほど: the more X, the more Y (練習すればするほど).
Explanation
The ~ば~ほど grammar point is used to express a proportional relationship between two phrases, meaning 'the more A, the more B'. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, or な-adjective.
Example sentences
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The earlier you wake up, the more time you have.
Hayaku okireba okiru hodo, jikan ga takusan aru.
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The more you practice, the more you will improve.
Renshuu sureba suru hodo, joutatsu shimasu.
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The more delicious the food is, the happier everyone will be.
Ryouri ga oishikereba oishii hodo, mina ga yorokobimasu.
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The better your Japanese is, the easier life in Japan will be.
Nihongo ga jouzu de areba jouzu na hodo, Nihon no seikatsu ga raku ni narimasu.
Proportional Change (As X, So Y)
- ~につれて〜ni tsureteN2Expresses the idea that as one thing changes, so does…
- ~にともなって〜ni tomonatteN2Expresses 'along with' or 'as a result of'; indicates that…
- Noun と相まって~ to aimatteN1Used to express 'in combination with', 'together with'…
- Noun も相まって~mo aimatteN1Used to express that combined with something else, it…
Corpus examples (60)
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The more she thought about it, the less she liked it.
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The more he flatters, the less I like him.
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The sooner you return, the happier your father will be.
人生を知れば知るほど、我々は読む本の内容をよく理解する事が出来る。
The more we know about life, the better we can understand what we read.
多くの技術を修得すればするほど、社会に対して大きな貢献をすることができる。
The more skills one masters, the greater contribution one can make to society.
親に対する子どもの比率が大きくなればなるほど子どもを育てるのは難しくなる。
The higher the ratio of children to parents, the harder it is to bring up the children.
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Taken altogether, the President's record isn't half bad.
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The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.
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The more stubborn you are, the more isolated you become.
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The more laws, the more offenders.
その問題について考えれば考えるほど、一層難しくなるようにおもえた。
The more I thought about the problem, the more difficult it seemed.
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The more you drink, the less careful you will be.
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As compared with last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.
天候の影響をわずかしか受けなければ受けないほど、それはよい時計だ。
The less it is affected by the weather the better clock it is.
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The bigger a city grows, the dirtier the air and water become.
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The higher you climb, the colder it becomes.
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The higher we climb, the colder it becomes.
将来のこと考えれば考えるほど不安になるから、もう何も考えないことにした。
The more I think about the future, the more I worry. So, I've decided not to think about it anymore.
去年は、他人とどうやってコミュニケーション取ればいいか忘れてしまいかけるくらい、それほど長い間僕は孤独に過ごした。
Last year, I spent so much time by myself that I almost forgot how to communicate effectively with others.
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The more people you know, the less time you have to see them.
いい職人は、仕事というものは、覚えれば覚えるほど、難しくなるといいます。
A good craftsman says that the more you learn a trade, the more difficult it becomes.
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The wider the V angle, the slower the speed.
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The more we learn, the more we realize how little we know.
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The more you learn, the more you want to.
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The more we learn, the better we realize our ignorance.