〜ほど

Formationnoun or plain form + ほど

ほど gives the degree of something by comparing it to a yardstick. With a negative it is the standard way to say one thing is not as much as another. It is more measured than ぐらい, which just gestures at an amount.

Examples

〜ほど is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. 朝あさの散歩さんぽほど気持きもちいいものはない。

   Nothing is as pleasant as a walk in the morning.

2. この町まちは以前いぜんほどにぎわっていない。

   This city is not so busy as it used to be.

3. この川かわの１キロほど川上かわかみに橋はしがあります。

   There is a bridge about one kilometer up this river.

4. その映画えいがは原作げんさくほどおもしろくない。

   The movie is not so interesting as the original.

5. 父ちちはついさきほど出でかけた。

   My father went out just now.