N4 grammar · Lesson 32

Degree: ほど〜ない・くらい・だけ・しか・ばかり

今年ことしの夏なつは、去年きょねんほど暑あつくないですね。

「Bほど〜ない」: not as … as B. 「くらい」: about as …, degree. 「だけ」, 「しか」, 「ばかり」: kinds of “only”. 「〜たほうがいい」 is advice, not comparison.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「AはBほど〜ない」: A is not as … as B
  2. 02「くらい」: about as …, and “so … that …”
  3. 03Three kinds of “only”: 「だけ」, 「しか〜ない」, 「ばかり」
  4. 04「〜ほうがいい」 is not a comparison
  5. 05Common mistakes

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • Read the sentence and choose its meaning
  • Choose the phrase for the blank
  • Choose the word for each blank
  • Say it another way
  • Put the pieces in order

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