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About A; around A (approximation)
  1. About A; around A (approximation)
  2. So much B that it's like A
    The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A.
  3. There is nothing as B as A.
  4. The more A, B
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この ズ ボ ン の 丈 を ３ セ ン チ ほど 長 く して ください 。 
Please make these pants about 3 centimeters longer.
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あの 街 に は 1 万 人 ほど の 人 が 住 ん で い ま す 。 
Around 10,000 people live in that town.
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これほど 母 の 体 調 が 悪 い と は 知 り ま せ ん で し た 。 
I didn't know Mom's condition was this bad.

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ANoun (amount)
 
ANoun (time)
 
 
ほど
Basic Examples:
一時間ほど (about one hour)

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くらい／ぐらい
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So much B that it's like A
The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A.
  1. About A; around A (approximation)
  2. So much B that it's like A
    The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A.
  3. There is nothing as B as A.
  4. The more A, B
彼かれは チ ー タ に 勝かて る ほど 速はやい よ ！ 
He is fast enough that he can win against the cheetah!
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すごい ！ この 靴 は 全 部 あなた の ？ 数 え ら れ な い ほど 多 い じ ゃ ん 。 
Wow! These shoes are all yours? There are so many I can't count!
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島 国 に 住 ん で い る ほど シ ー フ ー ド を 食 べ る 。 
They eat so much seafood that it's like they're an islander.
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あの 映 画 で の 、 主 人 公 が 死 ん で し ま う シ ー ン は 、 見 る に 耐 え な い ほど 悲 し い 物 だ っ た 。 
In that movie, watching the scene where the protagonist dies is so sad it's unbearable.
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外 に 出 ら れ な い ほど 、 天 気 が 荒 れ て い ま し た 。 
It was stormy enough that I couldn't go out.
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この 絵 は ため 息 が 出 る ほど 美 し い 。 
This painting is beautiful enough to make you sigh.

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ANoun
ほど
BAction, Condition
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プロほど上手 (as good as a pro(fessional))

AVerb: Casual
ほど
BAction Condition
Basic Examples:
死ぬほど恥ずかしい (so embarrassed (I could) die)

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くらい／ぐらい
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There is nothing as B as A.
  1. About A; around A (approximation)
  2. So much B that it's like A
    The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A.
  3. There is nothing as B as A.
  4. The more A, B
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ピカチュー ほど 好 き な ポ ケ モ ン は いない 。 
There isn't a pokemon that is liked as much as Pikachu.
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あの 青 い 鳥 ほど 高 く 飛 べ る 動 物 は いない 。 
There is not an animal that can fly as high as that blue bird.
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この 世 の 中 に あの 石 ほど 美 し い の は ない ！ 
There's not another gem in the world as beautiful as that one!
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これほど 大 き な 植 物 は 他 の 国 に は ない 。 
There are no plants as big as this in other countries.
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私 は これほど 体 調 が 悪 か っ た 日 は ない で し ょ う 。 
I've never had a day where I felt that bad.

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BAdjective
もの/の
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ほど
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BAdjective
CNoun (living thing)
は
いない
Basic Examples:
彼女ほどいい人はいない (there's no one as good as she is)

Related Expressions
くらいことはない
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The more A, B
  1. About A; around A (approximation)
  2. So much B that it's like A
    The extent/degree of B is so high that it seems like A.
  3. There is nothing as B as A.
  4. The more A, B
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私 は 彼 の こと を 思 う ほど 幸 せ に なります 。 
The more I think of him the happier I get.
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彼 と 話 を す る ほど 、 頭 に 来 る わ 。 
The more I talk to him, the angrier I get.
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雪 が 積 も る ほど 寒 く なります ね 。 
The more the snow accumulates the colder it gets.

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ほどBCondition
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ば~ほど
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ナイコウ３６１１
Level: 1
(7 years ago)
［ Aほどに、B］often used for writing, while［Aば、AほどB］often used for speaking.

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Gaicha
Years Studied: 4
Studying: 日本語能力試験２級
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I'm not sure of the rule for fictional characters but I'm pretty sure you should put いない instead of 無い for the Pikachu sentence.
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aileen
Studying: JLPT 2級
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I second Gaicha, but I'm not sure either. I am sure that the concept of いる can be used for many things even remotely alive or lifelike, such as statues of people.
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14 years ago (Edited 14 years ago.)
aileen
Studying: JLPT 2級
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Hey, doesn't the second construction, "The more A, B", need the ば form?

Like this: 早ければ早くほどは良い。
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マイコー
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Fixed the Pikachu thing. Also, the reibun that is in there for 'The more A, B' shouldn't be there; that's a different usage. That's why the ば is missing. I distinctly remember them being separate in the textbook, but I actually don't have any good example sentences for it.
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
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Level: 1, 好 : 105
Dictionary form verb + ほど
Noun + ほど
Na-adjective + な (である) + ほど
I-adjective + ほど

戦争が長引くほど死者が増える。（戦争が長引けば長引くほど）
いい選手ほど練習時間が長く、規則正しい生活をしている。
寒いほど、おいしい酒ができると言れている。
宝石は色がきれいなほど値段が上がる
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マイコー
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Thanks! I added it to the bottom meaning, let me know if you feel they should be added elsewhere (although the example sentences you gave all go with that last meaning).
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13 years ago
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It's interesting that ほど is a N4 vocabulary term, but all of its grammar usages seem to be N2.
Perhaps this usage could be added under N4 (there's not much to it, as far as I can tell it is pretty much identical to くらい or およそ in function):

ほど -- about; around; some

５０分ほど歩く -- walk for about 50 minutes
１週間ほど前 -- about a week ago
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マイコー
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Added!
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くるるぎくん
Years Studied: 11 months
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Is the first grammar here the exact same as the grammar ほどだ and the second grammer point in くらい／ぐらいだ ??
Or is there a tad difference in all???
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I don't see much of a difference between the first point on this page and the one on the ほどだ page, I'm not really sure why they both exist. Also, I believe that ほど can be used pretty much exactly like くらい to suggest an approximation.
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くるるぎくん
Years Studied: 11 months
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i figured. i just didnt want to go writing sentences and all that for no reason ya know?
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マイコー
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The exist separately because they use different core words, even if they have relatively similar meanings. It makes it easier to others to find the material, keep different meanings using the same word together, and at the same time minimizing the length of any single grammar page.
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Ah, that makes sense. I could see some of the grammar pages getting pretty long if you didn't split them up like that.
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emmy
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I kind of agree with valymer but I guess I'll just transfer my sentence from ほどだ to here :-\
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ヴぃ二シウス (Vinícius)
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Sorry if I am wrong, but I think there is a mistake in the picture sentence (彼はチータ程速いですよ).

I found this note on the Grammar:

When hodo is preceded by a noun, the predicate must be negative. The following sentence is ungrammatical.

*私は太郎ほどつよい。
(I am as strong as Taro.)
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Karlla
Years Studied: Many on and off
Studying: N2
Level: 892, 好 : 5,310
Apparently I am using the same grammar book. ^^
But since demonstratives work with an affirmative predicate, it raises the question why nouns are so exceptional...?
If the sentence was changed to something like 彼はチータも走り抜けるほど速いですよ。(= He's so fast he can even outrun a cheetah.) it'll still work with the picture, I suppose.
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マイコー
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I'm terribly sorry about that - I know the grammar book you're talking about. We want to save the picture, so we're going to try and come up with a different sentence.
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マイコー
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Thanks for the wait! I've updated the sentence to something more fitting.
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