Chapter 10 Grammar for Tobira
〜ほど〜
The particle is used to express the degree of a state. When a sentence precedes ほど, the element just before hodo is a verb.
To the extent that~; so~ that~ (almost) ~; not as ~ as N; to (this/that) degree; (this/that) much
V-plain.non-past ほど
Nほど
Sentenceという
indicates that what is said in the preceding sentence is not firsthand information
It is said that~; they say that
S-plainという