ほどに
Meanings
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. the more ... the more ...; as
2. while; during
Archaic
Conjunction
Particle
3. because; since
Pitch accent
どに
Top 1600
Composed of
① 大体の数や量を示す。くらい、程度。② 比較の対象と同じくらいであることを示す。一般に否定形で用いる。③ ある限度に達する、あるいは達しそうになることを驚きをもって示す。くらい。④ 比例関係を示す。「ば」と併用することが多いが、必須ではない。
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
moderately; in moderation
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
moderately; in moderation
Examples (11 in total)
She's unbelievably naive.
Tom was painfully thin.
He does not study hard enough.
I can't run as fast as you.
He didn't jump high enough to win a prize.
Her mother is not as old as she looks.
My brother is not as tall as I was two years ago.
He is clever enough to solve the problem.
The price of real estate has been rising abnormally in Japan.
Few people can speak English better than Sachiko.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son.