〜ほど〜ない
〜ほど〜ない means not as ... as. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use this to say something is not to the same degree as the comparison target. It often appears as AはBほど〜ない and ends with a negative expression.
Japanese sources describe it as 「同じ程度ではない」.
〜ほど〜ない examples
今日は昨日ほど寒くないです。
Today is not as cold as yesterday.
この町は東京ほど人が多くないです。
This town does not have as many people as Tokyo.
〜ほど〜ない exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
兄は父（ ）背が高くないです。
- ほど ✓
- より
- しか
- だけで
My older brother is not as tall as my father.
この道は駅の前（ ）にぎやかではありません。
- ほど ✓
- とか
- または
- ばかり
This street is not as lively as the area in front of the station.
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