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ほど hodo
to the extent that; to the extent of
Example 1:
私は澄子さんほど頭がよくない。
Watashi wa Sumiko-san hodo atama ga yoku nai.
I am not as bright as Sumiko-san.
Example 2:
スミスさんは日本人と間違えられるほど日本語が上手です。
Sumisu-san wa Nihonjin to machigaerareru hodo Nihongo ga joozu desu.
Mr. Smith speaks Japanese so well as to be confused with a Japanese.
Example 3:
ジョンさんはあれほど経済学をよく知っていろとは思わなかった。
Jon-san wa are hodo keizaigaku o yoku shitte iru to wa omowanakatta.
I didn’t think that Jon knew economics so well.