〜一方だ
N3〜いっぽうだ ippou da
keep on -ing; more and more (change in one direction)
Formation
Verb-dict + 一方だ
Chinese meanings
不断;越来越
Chinese formation
动词辞书形+一方だ
Chinese usage
表示某种变化持续朝一个方向发展。
Chinese notes
常用于増える、減る等变化动词,多用于不理想的变化。
Examples
- この町の人口は、減る一方だ。This town's population just keeps on shrinking.这个城镇的人口不断减少。
- 物価は上がる一方なのに、給料は全然上がらない。Prices keep going up and up, yet my salary doesn't rise at all.物价不断上涨,工资却完全不涨。
- 勉強をさぼっていたら、成績は下がる一方だった。Since I kept skipping my studies, my grades just kept dropping.因为一直偷懒不学习,成绩不断下降。
Notes
Steady change in one direction, usually (not always) for the worse. Used with verbs of change such as 増える, 減る, 上がる, 悪くなる.
#change#tendency
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ippou-da');
{
"id": "ippou-da",
"pattern": "〜一方だ",
"reading": "〜いっぽうだ",
"romaji": "ippou da",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "keep on -ing; more and more (change in one direction)",
"formation": "Verb-dict + 一方だ",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この町の人口は、減る一方だ。",
"furigana": "この{町|まち}の{人口|じんこう}は、{減|へ}る{一方|いっぽう}だ。",
"en": "This town's population just keeps on shrinking."
},
{
"ja": "物価は上がる一方なのに、給料は全然上がらない。",
"furigana": "{物価|ぶっか}は{上|あ}がる{一方|いっぽう}なのに、{給料|きゅうりょう}は{全然|ぜんぜん}{上|あ}がらない。",
"en": "Prices keep going up and up, yet my salary doesn't rise at all."
},
{
"ja": "勉強をさぼっていたら、成績は下がる一方だった。",
"furigana": "{勉強|べんきょう}をさぼっていたら、{成績|せいせき}は{下|さ}がる{一方|いっぽう}だった。",
"en": "Since I kept skipping my studies, my grades just kept dropping."
}
],
"tags": [
"change",
"tendency"
],
"notes": "Steady change in one direction, usually (not always) for the worse. Used with verbs of change such as 増える, 減る, 上がる, 悪くなる.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "fa97b0b232cfae23702c681a94926d7e37e7fa58c3f4c3872b919e9cafa12ccb",
"meanings": [
"不断",
"越来越"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形+一方だ",
"explanation": "表示某种变化持续朝一个方向发展。",
"notes": "常用于増える、減る等变化动词,多用于不理想的变化。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この町の人口は、減る一方だ。",
"zh": "这个城镇的人口不断减少。"
},
{
"ja": "物価は上がる一方なのに、給料は全然上がらない。",
"zh": "物价不断上涨,工资却完全不涨。"
},
{
"ja": "勉強をさぼっていたら、成績は下がる一方だった。",
"zh": "因为一直偷懒不学习,成绩不断下降。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#ippou-da",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "034fb07dfdabd85e2dee924628d7748363c0ee6d39429862e590e7e12e9619bb"
}
}