文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ ほどだ; ほどの (hododa; hodono) ]

ほどだ; ほどの (hododa; hodono) - almost/nearly; to the point of;
like that; such as that

--- Notes ---
＊This grammar expresses a high degree of something.

FORMATION:
Ｎ + ほど
Ｖ(plain form) + ほど
いA + ほど
Ｎ1 + ほどの + Ｎ2
Ｖ(plain form) + ほどの + Ｎ
いA + ほどの + Ｎ

--- Examples ---
山から流れてくる川の水は冷たくて、手を入れると痛いほどだった。
The river water flowing out of the mountain is cold and when you put your
hands in, it's nearly painful.

ラッシュの電車はとても込んでいますよ。ドアが閉まらないほどです。
Rush-hour trains are really crowded. The doors almost don't shut.

その子は大人もびっくりするほどの作品を仕上げた。
That child completed a work so surprising that it surprises even adults.

--- Comments ---
ex#6449 ドアが閉ま'ら'ないほどです。is correct. (contributor:
Miki)

Fixed. ^_^ (contributor: rubyhatchet)

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