Kimuchi Nihongo

Grammar

N4AI-drafted

〜ほど〜ない

not as ~ as ~

Formation

N / V-辞書形 + ほど + 〜ない

Usage

Used to compare two things and say that A does not reach the level of B; B is the standard, and B is the higher one. 「AはBほど〜ない」 is a softer, more natural way of comparing than 「BはAより〜」 when you want to keep B as the topic of comparison. Note the predicate must be negative; you cannot say 「AはBほど高いです」.

Examples

  • 今日は昨日ほど寒くないですね。

    きょうはきのうほどさむくないですね。

    Today isn't as cold as yesterday, is it?

  • わたしの部屋は兄の部屋ほど広くありません。

    わたしのへやはあにのへやほどひろくありません。

    My room is not as big as my older brother's.

  • 日本語を話すのは、思っていたほど難しくなかった。

    にほんごをはなすのは、おもっていたほどむずかしくなかった。

    Speaking Japanese wasn't as hard as I had thought.

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