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〜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

  • この町まちの人じん口こうは、減へる一いっ方ぽうだ。
    This town's population just keeps on shrinking.
    这个城镇的人口不断减少。
  • 物ぶっ価かは上あがる一いっ方ぽうなのに、給きゅう料りょうは全ぜん然ぜん上あがらない。
    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。
  • 勉べん強きょうをさぼっていたら、成せい績せきは下さがる一いっ方ぽうだった。
    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

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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"
  }
}