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〜ほど〜はない: nothing is as ... as

N2 · 06 Extent and degree

Says that something is the best or the most of its kind.

Noun + ほど + noun + はない / ものはない. Example: 健康ほど大切なものはない. This is a superlative: nothing is as important as X. Written and spoken. Compare 〜が一番, which is plainer.

Examples

健康けんこうほど大切たいせつなものはない。

Nothing is as important as health.

母ははの料理りょうりほどおいしいものはないよ。

There is nothing as tasty as my mother's cooking.

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