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Not as... as I thought.   思ったほど......ないです.

2/26/2015

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I just learned the Japanese expression 思ったほど......ないです。Let me explain the meaning and how we use this expression in English.
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If we have an expectation or an idea of how something will be, we can say "I think..." Please read these examples:

"I think the test will be difficult." OR

"I think Tom Cruise is tall."

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If our idea is not correct or not what we expected we can use the past tense of think - thought - and use the expression... "It's not as ......... as I thought."

思ったほど......ないです。

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Let's use our original examples again with the new pattern.

"The test was not as difficult as I thought."
テストが思ったほど難しくないです。






"Tom Cruise is not as tall as I thought."

トムクルーズが思ったほど高くないです。




For me, I thought all Japanese food was delicious. BUT natto is not as tasty as I thought!


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