JLPT N3 Grammar (ippou da)

Meaning

more and more; continue to ~

Level: JLPT N3

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Verb (dictionary form)一方だ
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Learn Japanese grammar: 【いっぽうだ】(ippou da). Meaning: more and more; continue to ~.

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Example #1

さいきん、このまちのじんこうはへるいっぽうだ。
saikin, kono machi no jinkou wa heru ippou da.
Recently, this town's population continues to decrease.
Example #2

にほんにくるがいこくじんのかずはふえるいっぽうだ。
nihon ni kuru gaikokujin no kazu wa fueru ippou da.
The number of foreigners coming to Japan continues to increase.
Example #3

こうつうじこはふえるいっぽうだ。
koutsuu jiko wa fueru ippou da.
Traffic accidents are continuing to increase.
Example #4

わたしはぜんぜんべんきょうしていないので、せいせきはさがるいっぽうだ。
watashi wa zenzen benkyou shite inai node, seiseki wa sagaru ippou da.
I never study and so my grades just keep dropping.
Example #5

にほんのじんこうはこのままだとげんしょうするいっぽうだとおもいます。
nihon no jinkou wa kono mama da to genshou suru ippou da to omoimasu.
With Japan's population situation as it is, I think it will just continue to decline.
Example #6

こうこくをだしているのに、おきゃくさんはへるいっぽうだ。
koukoku o dashite iru no ni, o kyaku san wa heru ippou da.
Despite advertising, the number of customers is decreasing.
Example #7

ぞうぜいにより、せいかつはくるしくなるいっぽうだ。
zouzei ni yori, seikatsu wa kurushiku naru ippou da.
Tax increases are making life harder and harder.
Example #8

ちきゅうかんきょうは、ねんねんわるくなるいっぽうだ。
chikyuu kankyou wa, nennen warukunaru ippou da.
The global environment is getting worse year after year.
Example #9

いしゃにだされたくすりをのんでいるのに、よくなるどころか、しょうじょうはひどくなるいっぽうだよ。
isha ni dasareta kusuri o nondeiru noni, yoku naru dokoro ka, shoujou ga hidoku naru ippou da yo.
Even though I'm taking the medicine my doctor gave me, I am not getting better. On the contrary, my symptoms keep getting worse.

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