Japanese

Particle

ほど ‎(romaji hodo)

1. 程: "as much as"; upper limit

   彼 (かれ)ほど日本語 (にほんご)がうまくない。

   Kare hodo Nihongo ga umakunai.

   My Japanese isn't as good as his.

   速 (はや)いほど良 (い)い。

   Hayai hodo ii.

   The sooner, the better.

   学 (まな)べば学 (まな)ぶほど、何 (なに)も知 (し)らなかった事 (こと)に気 (き)づく

   Manabeba manabu hodo, nani mo shiranakatta koto ni kizuku

   The more I learned, the more I felt I didn't know anything.

   あいつを殺 (ころ)したいほど嫌 (きら)いだ。

   Aitsu o koroshitai hodo kirai da.

   I hate him so much that I want to kill him.

Usage notes

• When an i-adjective is marked with ほど, there should be no verb, since an adjective cannot be the agent or patient of a verb in Japanese.

Noun

ほど ‎(romaji hodo)

1. 程: degree, bounds, extent
2. 歩度: walking pace