N4 — outside your level filter

write + if + the more you do X, the more Y — proportional escalation between two clauses

kakeba kaku hodo

the more you do X, the more Y — proportional escalation between two clauses

meaning: the more you write

じつは、めば読むほどよむほど、このほん面白おもしろくなるんだ。

jitsu wa, yomeba yomu hodo, kono hon wa omoshiroku naru n da.

Honestly, the more you read, this book gets more interesting. casual

値段ねだんたかければたかいほど、品質ひんしつくなる傾向けいこうがある。

nedan wa takakereba takai hodo, hinshitsu mo yoku naru keikou ga aru.

The more expensive the price, the more the quality tends to improve too. neutral

ば〜ほど

ば〜ほどba hodoN4neutral

Formation

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  • ば conditional stem
  • i-adjective stem
  • na-adjective
  • noun