Japatan
접속
- V辞書形 + ほど
- Vない形 + ほど
- いA + ほど
- なA + な + ほど
- N + ほど
해설
ほど has two main uses. (1) Degree: it shows how extreme something is by giving an example, as in 歩けないほど疲れた ("so tired I couldn't walk"). (2) Proportion: a short form of 〜ば〜ほど, meaning "the more A, the more B," as in 駅に近いほど高い. The second use usually describes a general tendency.
예문
昨日は一日中歩いて、もう歩けないほど 疲れた。
I walked all day yesterday and was so tired I couldn't walk anymore.
週末なのに、山ほど 仕事が残っている。
Even though it's the weekend, I have a mountain of work left.
駅に 近いほど、アパートの値段は高くなる。
The closer an apartment is to the station, the more expensive it is.
有名な店ほど、昼ご飯の時間は混んでいる。
The more famous a restaurant is, the more crowded it is at lunchtime.
주의
After a number (十分ほど), ほど means "about." In use (1), くらい is also possible, but ほど sounds slightly more formal.
관련 문법
미니 퀴즈
1昨日の夜は、寒くて眠れない（ ）だった。
정답과 해설
정답: 2 ほど
"Last night it was so cold I couldn't sleep." ほど shows degree. The other choices do not express degree, so the sentence makes no sense with them.
2この店のカレーは、汗が（ ）ほど辛い。
정답과 해설
정답: 4 出る
"The curry at this restaurant is so spicy it makes you sweat." ほど for degree follows the dictionary form here: 出るほど辛い.
3年を取る（ ）、朝早く目が覚めるようになる。
정답과 해설
정답: 3 ほど
"The older you get, the earlier you wake up." ほど shows proportion. とたん needs the た-form, and 最中に and ついでに do not match the meaning.
