Topic N3
Japanese Learning
25. ほど : To the extent / About / So... that.
✏️Structure
Verb/Adj/Noun + ほど💡Usage
Expresses degree, comparison or example. "Vば Vるほど" = the more... the more...
📚Examples
今日は朝から休みなく働いたので、足が動かなくなるほど疲れた。
Kyou wa asa kara yasumi naku hataraita node, ashi ga ugokanaku naru hodo tsukareta.
I've been working without a break since this morning, so I'm tired to the point where my legs won't move.
ずっと行きたかった憧れの大学から合格通知が届き、泣くほど嬉しい。
Zutto ikitakatta akogare no daigaku kara goukaku tsuuchi ga todoki, naku hodo ureshii.
I received an acceptance letter from the university I've always wanted to go to, and I'm so happy I could cry.
世界中を探しても、彼ほど優秀で思いやりのある人は他にはいないだろう。
Sekaijuu wo sagashitemo, kare hodo yuushuu de omoiyari no aru hito wa hoka ni wa inai darou.
Even if you search the whole world, there probably isn't anyone else as talented and compassionate as him.
初めて訪れたその南の島の海は、言葉を失うほど美しく輝いていた。
Hajimete otozureta sono minami no shima no umi wa, kotoba wo ushinau hodo utsukushiku kagayaite ita.
The sea of that southern island I visited for the first time was sparkling so beautifully it took my breath away.
不慮の事故で亡くなった恩師の葬儀で、言葉にできないほど感動し、涙が止まらなかった。
Furyo no jiko de nakunatta onshi no sougi de, kotoba ni dekinai hodo kandou shi, namida ga tomaranakatta.
At the funeral of my mentor who passed away in an unexpected accident, I was moved beyond words and couldn't stop crying.
今月はプロジェクトの締め切りが重なっていて、目が回るほど忙しい日々が続いている。
Kongetsu wa purojekuto no shimekiri ga kasanante ite, me ga mawaru hodo isogashii hibi ga tsuduite iru.
This month, several project deadlines overlap, and I've had a series of days so busy my head is spinning.
彼の失敗談があまりにも面白すぎて、みんなでお腹を抱えて涙が出るほど笑った。
Kare no shippaidan ga amari ni mo omoshirosugite, minna de onaka wo kakaete namida ga deru hodo waratta.
His failure story was so funny that we all clutched our stomachs and laughed until we cried.
この海外ブランドの新作バッグが、型落ちというだけで信じられないほど安くなっている。
Kono kaigai burando no shinsaku baggu ga, kataochi to iu dake de shinjirarenai hodo yasuku nante iru.
This new bag from an overseas brand has become unbelievably cheap just because it's an old model.
砂漠の真ん中にあるこの地域は、昼間は気絶するほど暑く、夜は凍えるほど寒い。
Sabaku no mannaka ni aru kono chiiki wa, hiruma wa kizetsu suru hodo atsuku, yoru wa kogoeru hodo samui.
This area in the middle of the desert is faintingly hot during the day and freezing cold at night.
入院中にずっと付き添ってくれた看護師さんほど、親切で優しい人はいないと思った。
Nyuuinchuu ni zutto tsukisotte kureta kangoshisan hodo, shinsetsu de yasashii hito wa inai to omotta.
I thought there was no one as kind and gentle as the nurses who stayed by my side during my hospitalization.