JLPT N5 Grammar: ほど～ない (hodo ~ nai)

Learn JLPT N5 Grammar: ほど～ない (hodo ~ nai)

Meaning: No… equal to

How to use: N1 は N2 ほど ～ ない

Explain:
Expressing the meaning N1 compared to N2 is not equal.
Expressing the idea of taking N2 as a standard to compare, then N1 is not equal to N2

For example:
1. タイは日本ほど寒くない。
Tai wa Nihon hodo samukunai.
Thailand is not as cold as Japan

2. 山田さんは田中さんほど英語を話すのが上手ではありません。
Yamada-san wa Tanaka-san hodo eigo o hanasu no ga jōzude wa arimasen.
Mr. Yamada doesn’t speak English as well as Mr. Tanaka

3. 英語の文法は日本語ほど難しくありません。
Eigo no bunpō wa nihongo hodo muzukashiku arimasen.
English grammar is not as difficult as Japanese grammar.