ほど

Degree, extent, limit

N4noun·hodo

How to remember it

Picture a ruler measuring "how-do" far something goes — ほど marks its limit.

Example sentences

  • 泣きたいほど嬉しかった。

    なきたいほどうれしかった。

    I was so happy I could cry.

  • 昨日は目が痛いほど勉強した。

    きのうはめがいたいほどべんきょうした。

    Yesterday I studied so much my eyes hurt.

Usage

Often a particle: A ほど B means "to the extent that" or "as B as A."

Related words

くらい程度ば〜ほど限り

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