〜ほど〜ない

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('hodo-nai');

{
  "id": "hodo-nai",
  "pattern": "〜ほど〜ない",
  "romaji": "hodo ... nai",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "not as ... as",
  "formation": "Noun / Verb-plain + ほど + i-Adj-ku + ない / na-Adj + ではない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今年の夏は去年ほど暑くない。",
      "furigana": "{今年|ことし}の{夏|なつ}は{去年|きょねん}ほど{暑|あつ}くない。",
      "en": "This summer isn't as hot as last year."
    },
    {
      "ja": "私の町は東京ほどにぎやかではありません。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}の{町|まち}は{東京|とうきょう}ほどにぎやかではありません。",
      "en": "My town isn't as lively as Tokyo."
    },
    {
      "ja": "テストは思ったほど難しくなかった。",
      "furigana": "テストは{思|おも}ったほど{難|むずか}しくなかった。",
      "en": "The test wasn't as hard as I'd expected."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparison",
    "negation"
  ],
  "notes": "The item before ほど is the standard of comparison. Always followed by a negative.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "4a5944ab84b69ba07e0ad74a87de0ed6eff2ea2166d15a2e7e68d63bf8f26be1",
    "meanings": [
      "不如……那么……"
    ],
    "formation": "名词／动词简体＋ほど＋形容词否定形",
    "explanation": "以ほど前的事物为基准，表示程度未达到该基准。",
    "notes": "后项使用否定表达。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今年の夏は去年ほど暑くない。",
        "zh": "今年夏天没有去年那么热。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "私の町は東京ほどにぎやかではありません。",
        "zh": "我的城镇不如东京热闹。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "テストは思ったほど難しくなかった。",
        "zh": "考试没有想象中那么难。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#hodo-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "f1ba4a7f47de8d23b9dafb535b66eb8fcfa3082e6fb787c72cb664f88dd3f0df"
  }
}