GRAMMAR
็ใ
increasingly
more and more
Explanation
NOTE
Use ็ใ (ใพใใพใ) as an adverb to describe something that is becoming more and more intense or changing in a specific direction over time. It is typically used with words that express a state or degree of change.
NOTE
You can place ็ใ
before verbs that express increase or decrease, such as ๅขใใ (ใตใใ) or ๆธใ (ใธใ).
ๆฐๆธฉใ็ใ
ไธใใฃใฆใใใ
The temperature is decreasing more and more.
Used here with a verb to describe a continuous, progressive increase or decrease in intensity.
STRUCTURE
Adj-I่พ็ใ
Adj-I่พ
ๆ่ฟใ็ใ
ๅฏใๆฅใ็ถใใฆใใพใใ
Saikin, masumasu samui hi ga tsuzuite imasu.
Lately, the days have been getting increasingly cold.
ๅฝผใฎ่ฉฑใฏใ็ใ
้ข็ฝใใงใใ
Kare no hanashi wa, masumasu omoshiroi desu.
His stories are becoming increasingly interesting.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅๅผทใฏใ็ใ
้ฃใใใงใใญใ
Nihongo no benkyou wa, masumasu muzukashii desu ne.
Japanese study is becoming more and more difficult, isn't it?
STRUCTURE
Adj-Naๅไฟฎ็ใ
Adj-Naๅไฟฎ
็บใฏ็ใ
้ใใชๅ ดๆใซๅคใใใพใใใ
Machi wa masumasu shizukana basho ni kawarimashita.
The town changed into an increasingly quiet place.
ใใใฏ็ใ
ๆๅใชๆญใงใใ
Kore wa masumasu yumeina uta desu.
This is an increasingly famous song.
ใใฎไปไบใฏ็ใ
ๅคงๅคใช็ถๆณใซใชใใพใใใ
Sono shigoto wa masumasu taihenna jokyo ni narimashita.
That job became an increasingly difficult situation.
STRUCTURE
Vใฆใใ
็ใ
ไธ็ใฏ็ใ
ๆใใชใฃใฆใใใ
Sekai wa masumasu atsuku natte iru.
The world is getting increasingly hotter.
ใใฝใณใณใฎๆ่กใ็ใ
้ฒๆญฉใใฆใใใ
Pasokon no gijutsu ga masumasu shinpo shite iru.
Computer technology is advancing more and more.
ใใฎ็บใฏ็ใ
็บๅฑใใฆใใใ
Kono machi wa masumasu hatten shite iru.
This town is developing increasingly.
NOTE
When modifying i-adjectives or na-adjectives, ็ใ
often appears before a word that describes an increasing state.
ใใฎ่กใฏ็ใ
ไพฟๅฉใซใชใฃใใ
This town has become more and more convenient.
Can be used with the past tense 'ni natta' to summarize a change that has already occurred.
Practice exercises
1
ๆฏๆฐใ็ใ
ๆชๅใใฆใใใ
The economy is increasingly worsening.
Answer
็ใ
ๆชๅใใฆใใ
2
ไบบๅฃใ็ใ
ๆธใฃใฆใใใ
The population is increasingly decreasing.
Answer
็ใ
ๆธใฃใฆใใ
3
็ฉไพกใใพใใพใไธใใฃใฆใใใ
Prices are increasingly rising.
Answer
ใพใใพใไธใใฃใฆใใ
4
ๅคใ็ใ
ๅฏใใชใฃใใ
It has become increasingly cold outside.
Answer
็ใ
5
ๆ่ฟใไปไบใ็ใ
ๅฟใใใชใฃใใ
Recently, work has become increasingly busy.
Answer
็ใ
6
่ฉฆ้จใ่ฟใฅใใซใคใใฆใ็ใ
็ทๅผตใใฆใใใ
As the exam approached, I got more and more nervous.
Answer
็ใ
7
ๅฝผใฎ่ฉฑใ่ใใฆใ็ใ
่ๅณใๆนงใใใ
Listening to his talk, I became more and more interested.
Answer
็ใ
8
ไธ็ใฎๆ
ๅขใฏ็ใ
่ค้ใซใชใฃใฆใใฆใใใ
The global situation is becoming increasingly complex.
Answer
็ใ