GRAMMAR
〜ほど ①
degree
extent
Explanation
NOTE
〜ほど① indicates the degree or extent of something — "to the degree that" or "so much that."
声が出ないほど叫んだ。
I shouted so much my voice gave out.
Used here to express the degree or extent of an action, indicating 'to the extent that'.
NOTE
ほど is similar to くらい when expressing extent, but feels slightly more literary or formal. Attaches to plain verb form or noun.
STRUCTURE
V普
ほど泣きたくなるほど嬉しかった。
Nakitaku naru hodo ureshikatta.
I was so happy I could cry.
立っていられないほど疲れた。
Tatte irarenai hodo tsukareta.
I was so tired I couldn't stand.
信じられないほど美しい景色だった。
Shinjirarenai hodo utsukushii keshiki datta.
It was a scene of unbelievable beauty.
STRUCTURE
N辞
ほど子供ほど正直な人はいない。
Kodomo hodo shoujiki na hito wa inai.
There is no one as honest as a child.
健康ほど大切なものはない。
Kenkou hodo taisetsu na mono wa nai.
There is nothing as important as health.
山ほど宿題がある。
Yama hodo shukudai ga aru.
There's a mountain worth of homework.
Practice exercises
1
泣きたいほど悲しかった。
I was so sad that I wanted to cry.
Answer
ほど
2
動けないほど疲れた。
I was so tired that I couldn't move.
Answer
ほど
3
食べられないほどお腹がいっぱいだ。
I'm so full that I can't eat anymore.
Answer
ほど
4
山ほど大きなケーキをもらった。
I received a cake as big as a mountain.
Answer
ほど
5
星ほどの数の本がある。
There are books as numerous as the stars.
Answer
ほど
6
山ほどの宿題がある。
I have a mountain of homework.
Answer
ほど
7
この本は読めば読む程面白くなる。
The more you read this book, the more interesting it becomes.
Answer
程
8
この本は読めば読む程面白くなる。
The more you read this book, the more interesting it becomes.
Answer
程
9
足が痛いほど歩いた。
I walked so much that my legs hurt.
Answer
ほど
10
泣きたくなるほど嬉しかった。
I was so happy to the degree that I wanted to cry.
Answer
ほど
11
健康ほど大切なものはない。
There is nothing as important as health.
Answer
ほど
12
信じられないほど美しい景色が広がっていた。
A landscape of unbelievably beautiful scenery spread out before me.
Answer
ほど