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ほど

usually written using kana aloneadverbnoun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)な adjective

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Meanings

  • very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite
  • just about to, almost, very nearly

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょ余程よほどつかれていたのか、かえるなりすぐにねむってしまった。

She must have been very tired, because she fell asleep as soon as she got home.

余程よほどのことがないかぎり、あのひとおこることはない。

That person never gets angry unless something really serious happens.

かれ余程よほどその仕事しごとったらしく、毎日まいにちきとしている。

He seems to have taken a great liking to the job, as he looks lively every day.

余程よほどおうかとおもったが、結局けっきょくだまっていることにした。

I was very nearly going to say something, but in the end I decided to stay silent.

この問題もんだいくには余程よほど数学的すうがくてきセンスが必要ひつようとされる。

Solving this problem requires an exceptionally strong sense of mathematics.