A は B ほど~ありません
A wa B hodo ~ arimasen
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
A は B ほど Verb/adjective ありません
Express that A is not as much as B; 'not as... as', 'not... to the extent of'.
When to use
'A is not as ~ as B': ほど always takes a negative predicate.
Explanation
The は B ほど~ありません grammar point is used to express that A is not as much as B or not to the same extent as B, emphasizing the difference. It can be translated as 'not as... as' or 'not... to the extent of' in English.
Example sentences
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Today is not as cold as yesterday.
Kyou wa kinou hodo samuku arimasen.
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He cannot speak English as well as I can.
Kare wa watashi hodo jouzu ni eigo o hanasemasen.
このレストランはあのレストランほど高くありません。
This restaurant is not as expensive as that restaurant.
Kono resutoran wa ano resutoran hodo takaku arimasen.
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She is not as busy as him.
Kanojo wa kare hodo isogashiku arimasen.
Other forms
Comparison (More Than / Which / The Most)
- A。 では、~B。A. Dewa, ~BN5Indicates a contrast or comparison between A and B; 'As…
- A は B より~A wa B yori~N5Express a comparison between A and B; 'A is more/less than…
- A より B のほうが~A yori B no hou ga ~N5Used to compare two items; 'B is more ~ than A'.
- A が いちばん~A ga ichiban~N5Express the superlative degree; 'the most', 'the best'…
- Aと Bと どちら~A to B to dochira~N5Used to ask which of two alternatives is preferred or to…
- AとBと どっち〜A to B to docchi〜N5Asking which one; 'which', 'A or B'.
- どちら~dochira~N5Used to ask about two choices or options.
- どの Noundono NounN5Expresses 'which'; used to ask about specific items within…
- もっと〜motto〜N5Expresses 'more' or 'even more' when describing a…
- ~というより〜to iu yoriN3Express a comparison with preference; 'rather than', 'more…
- ~に比べて〜ni kurabeteN3Comparing to; in comparison with; as opposed to.
- Noun とは比べものにならない~to wa kurabemono ni naranaiN1Indicates something is not comparable; 'beyond comparison'.
- Verbる くらいなら〜ru kurai naraN1Expresses preference to avoid something: 'rather than...'…
Corpus examples (17)
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Fewer students study German today than before.
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We're not so young that we don't understand what love is.
これほど人々を引き離すものはなく、これほどあなたが陥りやすいものもありません。
Certainly there is nothing that will separate people more, and nothing so easy to slip into.
ここはアラスカほど寒くありません。
It isn't as cold here as in Alaska.
トムは、自分で考えているほどいいチェスの棋士ではありません。
Tom is not as good a chess player as he thinks he is.
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This problem is not so difficult that you can't solve it.
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He is less strict than our teacher.
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I know better than to quarrel with my brother.
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I am not as tall as he.
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My brother is not as tall as Jiro.
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I cannot cook as well as my mother does.
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I'm not all that happy.
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Their apples aren't as good as our apples.
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They don't have enough income to lay aside for the future.
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Mr Gilmore is not so well known as to need no introduction.
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Her illness is not such as to cause anxiety.
彼は人にそういわれているほどのしみったれの男ではありません。
He is not such a stingy man as he is made out to be.