Japanese/Grammar/～ほど

Comparison

 * Only used for negative verbs.
 * Has a different nuance when used with positive verbs.


 * Examples:
 * バンクーバーは東京ほど暑くない.
 * Vancouver is not as hot as Tokyo.

It was ... to the extent that I could/couldn't/did/didn't ...

 * ほど
 * The condition (e.g., heat, noise) was so great, that it caused something else.
 * In "Making Sense of Japanese" by Jay Rubin, he compares it to the old joke of "It was so hot/cold/etc that ."


 * Examples:
 * 勉強ができないほど暑かった.
 * It was so hot that I couldn't study.