〜ば〜ほど~ba ~ hodo
Ba hodo (〜ば〜ほど) means “the more…, the more…”.
The more books you read, the more your perspective broadens.
「〜ば〜ほど」 links two changes that grow together, as in the more you read, the broader your ideas become.
In the course
How it works
Look from left to right: the more books you read, the richer your ideas become. Both changes grow together.
Use this pattern for changes that build up through reading, practice, and so on. It means “the more…, the more…”.
The key is that the degree changes along with it, rather than simply saying “do it once and this result follows”.
Repeat the same verb: ば-form + dictionary form + ほど. For example, 「読めば読むほど」.
First identify the verb group, then follow the diagram to form the ば-form. The same verb after it stays in the dictionary form; do not conjugate both verbs.
You can also omit the first ば-form. 「読むほど」 still means that the more you read, the greater the change.
In the example, 「話せば」 is the ば-form of 「話す」. It means “the more you talk”, not “being able to speak”.
Example sentences
- 本honをo読めyomeばba読むyomuほど、hodo、考え方kangaekataがga広がります。hirogarimasu。
The more books you read, the more your perspective broadens.
In a conversation
- A毎日日記を書いて自分の生活を振り返っているんだけど、なかなか文章
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
The more you read, the broader your way of thinking becomes.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
本を____、考え方が広がります。
The more you read books, the more your perspective broadens.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜ば〜ほどthe more…, the more…