JLPT N4 grammar

〜ほどmeaning and usage

Meaning

  1. So much B that it's like A
  2. There is nothing as B as A.
  3. The more A, B
  4. About A; around A (approximation)

This point is also listed at N3 · N2.

How to form it

  • verb (plain form)/い-adjectiveほど
  • な-adjective (stem)なほど
  • nounほど
  • number + counterほど

How it is used

Shows extent: “so much that”, or “the more…, the more…”. After a number it means “about”, a little more formal than 「くらい」. 「Aほど〜はない」 means nothing is as ~ as A.

Examples

  1. 島国に住んでいるのかと思うほどシーフードを食べる。

    They eat so much seafood that you'd think they lived in an island country.

  2. 駅から十分ほど歩くと、大きな公園があります。

    About ten minutes' walk from the station, there's a large park.

  3. 旅行ほど楽しいものはない。

    Nothing is as much fun as travelling.