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ことほど左様に (kotohodosayouni) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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かれ
の
話はなし
は
面おも
白しろ
い
こと
ほど
左さ
様よう
に
、
皆みな
が
聞き
き
入い
っ
て
い
た
。
His story was so interesting that everyone was listening intently.
The scenery was so beautiful that I was at a loss for words.
Related words それほど それほど is a common, neutral adverb meaning 'to that extent', while ことほど左様に is a more formal, emphatic fixed phrase often used in a 'so ... that ...' construction.
あれほど あれほど means 'to that extent' referring to something distant or previously mentioned, but lacks the formal, literary tone and the specific 'AことほどBように' pattern of ことほど左様に.
Written forms ことほど 左さ 様よう に
Standard kanji-kana mixed form; the phrase is usually written in kana, but this form is recognized.
事こと 程ほど 左さ 様よう に
Alternate kanji form using 事 and 程; less common but valid.
Etymology A fixed phrase composed of こと (thing), ほど (extent), 左様 (like that), and に (adverbial particle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely developed as an emphatic adverbial expression in formal or literary Japanese.
