N2 grammar · Lesson 18

「につけ」「に比例ひれいして」「ば〜ほど」: whenever, the more

この写真しゃしんを見みるにつけ、ふるさとの夏なつを思おもい出だす。

「につけ」: whenever you see or hear; 「AにつけBにつけ」: whichever; 「に比例ひれいして」: in proportion; review 「ば〜ほど」. Compare 「たびに」 「につれて」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「につけ」: whenever …, you can’t help …
  2. 02「AにつけBにつけ」: whether A or B
  3. 03「に比例ひれいして」 and 「ば〜ほど」
  4. 04Compared with similar expressions
  5. 05In conversation and in writing

Practice

  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite as asked
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read and answer the questions

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