JLPT N3 Grammar (hodo~nai)

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Noun + ほどVerb (ない form)
Adjective (ない form)
hodo~nai ほど~ない jlpt n3 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (hodo~nai). Meaning: is not as… as ~.


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Example #1

かのじょほどやさしいひとはいない。
kanojo hodo yasashii hito wa inai.
There’s no one as kind as her.
Example #2

えいごのぶんぽうはにほんごほどむずかしくありません。
eigo no bunpou wa nihongo hodo muzukashiku arimasen.
English grammar is not as difficult as Japanese grammar.
Example #3

とうきょうほどやちんのたかいところはない。
toukyou hodo yachin no takai tokoro wa nai.
No city has higher rent than Tokyo.
Example #4

わたしほどあなたのことをたいせつにおもっているひとはいないだよ。
watashi hodo anata no koto o taisetsu ni omotte iru hito wa inain da.
No one cares for you as much as I do.
Example #5

かれほどあたまのいいひとはいない。
kare hodo atama no ii hito wa inai.
There is nobody as clever as he is.
Example #6

にほんほどちあんのいいくにはあまりない。
nihon hodo chian no ii kuni wa amari nai.
There are not many countries with public safety as good as Japan's.
Example #7

わたしはいもうとほどりょうしんにあいされていない。
watashi wa imouto hodo ryoushin ni ai sarete inai.
My parents don’t love me as much as they love my younger sister.
Example #8

かのじょのことはすきなことはすきだが、けっこんしたいほどではない。
kanojo no koto wa suki na koto wa suki da ga, kekkon shitai hodo dewanai.
Although I love her, it’s not like I want to marry her.
Example #9

けんこうほどたいせつなものはないといわれている。
kenkou hodo taisetsu na mono wa nai to iwarete iru.
It is said that nothing is more important than health.

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