～ほど～ない

hoda nai

Not as much as; not as adjective as

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Formation 接続

AはBほど+negative predicate

Full formation notes

AはBほど + negative predicate

Explanation 説明

Uses B as a benchmark and states that A does not reach the same degree. It can compare qualities, amounts or frequency.

Examples 例文

今年ことしの夏なつは去年きょねんほど暑あつくない。

This summer is not as hot as last summer.
ベトナムは日本にっぽんほどさむくない

Vietnam is not as cold as Japan.
山田やまださんは鈴木すずきさんほどまじめではありません

Mr. Yamada is not as serious as Mr. Suzuki.
彼女かのじょほどきれいな女性じょせいはいませんよ。

There is no woman as beautiful as her.
試験しけんほど⾯倒めんどうなものはない。

Nothing is as troublesome as exams.
東京とうきょうほど買かい物ものに便利べんりな所ところはない。

There is no place as convenient for shopping as Tokyo.

How related patterns differ 比較

ば～ほど links increasing degrees. より and のほうが compare two sides; ほど～ない denies equal degree. と同じ states similarity, while のなかで～いちばん selects the highest degree in a group. These comparisons do not all share the same attachment.

Pattern	Meaning	Example
～ほど～ない	Not as much as; not as adjective as	今年ことしの夏なつは去年きょねんほど暑あつくない。 This summer is not as hot as last summer.
～ば～ほど	The more, the more	A「どんな家いえに住すみたいですか？」 A: What kind of house would you like to live in?
～ほど	To the extent that; so much that	好すきな子こに振ふられて、死しぬほど辛つらい。 Being rejected by the person I like hurts so much I feel I could die.
so sánh hơn ～より; ～より + ～のほうが	More than; the comparative form	くるまはじてんしゃよりはやいです。 Cars are faster than bicycles.
～と同じ	The same as	この本ほんはあの本ほんと出版社しゅっぱんしゃが同おなじだ。 This book has the same publisher as that one.

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