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ば〜ほど

ば〜ほどba hodoN4neutral

savor + if + the more you do X, the more Y — two things rising together

ajiwaeba ajiwau hodo

the more you do X, the more Y — two things rising together

meaning: the more you savor

Same meaning

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜ば味あじわうほど
  • 味あじわえば味あじわうほど

実じつは、味あじわえば味あじわうほど、この本ほんは面白おもしろくなるんだ。

jitsu wa, ajiwaeba ajiwau hodo, kono hon wa omoshiroku naru n da.

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

時間じかんがたつほど、この楽器がっきは音おとがよくなるらしいよ。

jikan ga tatsu hodo, kono gakki wa oto ga yoku naru rashii yo.

Apparently the more time passes, the better this instrument sounds. casual

Same meaning13

if; when

the more X, the more Y

All examples8

the more X, the more Y — both sides rise together

  1. 実じつは、読よめば読よむほど、この本ほんは面白おもしろくなるんだ。

    jitsu wa, yomeba yomuhodo, kono hon wa omoshiroku naru n da.

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

  2. 値段ねだんは高たかければ高たかいほど、品質ひんしつも良よ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

  3. 資料しりょうは確認かくにんすれば確認かくにんするほど、新あたらしい問題もんだいが見みつかるものです。

    shiryou wa kakunin sureba kakunin suru hodo, atarashii mondai ga mitsukaru mono desu.

    As a rule, the more you check the documents, the more new problems turn up. formal

  4. 部屋へやは静しずかなら静しずかなほど、集中しゅうちゅうできるよ。

    heya wa shizuka nara shizuka na hodo, shuuchuu dekiru yo.

    The quieter the room, the better you can concentrate. casual

  5. 説明せつめいは簡単かんたんであればあるほど、覚おぼえてもらいやすくなります。

    setsumei wa kantan de areba aru hodo, oboete moraiyasuku narimasu.

    The simpler an explanation is, the easier it is to get people to remember it. formal

the ほど half alone — drop the ば side, the rise still comes through

  1. 時間じかんがたつほど、この楽器がっきは音おとがよくなるらしいよ。

    jikan ga tatsu hodo, kono gakki wa oto ga yoku naru rashii yo.

    Apparently the more time passes, the better this instrument sounds. casual

  2. 説明せつめいは長ながいほど分わかりにくくなります。

    setsumei wa nagai hodo wakarinikuku narimasu.

    The longer an explanation is, the harder it gets to follow. neutral

  3. 会議かいぎは短みじかいほど、結論けつろんが早はやく出でます。

    kaigi wa mijikai hodo, ketsuron ga hayaku demasu.

    The shorter a meeting is, the sooner a conclusion comes out of it. neutral

How it's formed7

Notes

ば often drops, in writing too (多おおいほどいい). A noun or na-adjective
needs である before ほど (or なら for na-adjectives).