～ば～ほど
The more one thing changes, the more another does
You’ll be able to link two changing degrees so that an increase or decrease in one corresponds to the other.
このカメラは使えば使うほど、面白くなります。
kono kamera wa tsukaeba tsukau hodo, omoshiroku narimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
The more I use this camera, the more interesting it gets.
The more... the more...
～ば～ほど means “the more... the more....” Repeating the same verb or adjective shows that as one degree changes, another degree changes alongside it.
考えれば考えるほど、わからなくなります。
kangaereba kangaeru hodo, wakaranaku narimasu.
The more I think about it, the less I understand.
野菜は新しければ新しいほどおいしいです。
yasai wa atarashikereba atarashii hodo oishii desu.
The fresher vegetables are, the better they taste.
Repeat the same predicate
Use conditional ば + dictionary form + ほど for verbs. With い-adjectives, use ～ければ～いほど; with な-adjectives, use ～なら～なほど.
練習すればするほど、上手になります。
renshuu sureba suru hodo, jouzu ni narimasu.
The more you practice, the better you become.
部屋は、物が多ければ多いほど、掃除が大変になる。
heya wa, mono ga ookereba ooi hodo, souji ga taihen ni naru.
The more things a room has, the harder it is to clean.
外国語は、間違いを気にせずに話せば話すほど、自信がつきます。
gaikokugo wa, machigai o ki ni sezu ni hanaseba hanasu hodo, jishin ga tsukimasu.
With a foreign language, the more you speak without worrying about mistakes, the more confident you become.
家は、駅に近ければ近いほど値段が高くなる。
ie wa, eki ni chikakereba chikai hodo nedan ga takaku naru.
The closer a house is to the station, the more expensive it is.
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