Grammar ～ほど | Mimikara Oboeru N3

～ほど

About; approximately...

Structure

[ N / V ] as noun-modifying form + ほど

Explanation

Indicates an approximate degree or rough estimate, similar to ～くらい; does not emphasize precision.

Examples

1うちから学校（がっこう）まで３０分（ふん）ほどで行（い）ける。

It takes about 30 minutes to get from my house to school.

～ほど（程度）

Degree; severity

Explanation

Expresses degree of severity, depth, or intensity: 'to the extent that...'.

Examples

1夜（よる）も眠（ねむ）れないほど悩（なや）んだ。

I worried so much I couldn't sleep at night.

2あの家（いえ）のふたごは親（おや）でもまちがえるほどよく似（に）ている。

The twins in that family resemble each other so much that even their parents would mix them up.

3きのうは猫（ねこ）の手（て）も借（か）りたいほどの忙（いそが）しさだった。

I was so busy yesterday I could have used any help I could get.

4きのうは風（かぜ）が強（つよ）くて、目（め）を開（あ）けていられないほどだった。

Yesterday the wind was so strong I couldn't keep my eyes open.

～ほど…はない

... is the best

Explanation

Used for extreme comparison: 'nothing more than...', emphasizing the highest degree.

Examples

1彼女（かのじょ）ほど優（やさ）しい人（ひと）はいない。

No one is as kind as she is.

2これほど面白（おもしろ）い本（ほん）は今（いま）まで読（よ）んだことがない。

I've never read a book as interesting as this.

Note

Easy to confuse ～ほど with ～くらい. Both mean “about/around”, but ～ほど is more formal and often used in writing. Be careful: ～ほど has many uses (degree, extremity…). In the same passage ～ほど can mean other things (to the extent that, ‘the most’), which can mislead answers. Check the surrounding structure: if indicating quantity/estimate → “about”; if with comparison/extremity → likely another meaning.