Meaning
Shows degree or intensity: how strongly something is felt or expressed.
Formation
- Noun or plain form + ほど: びっくりするほど熱い
When to use it
- Core use
- So much that, to that degree
Example
このスープはびっくりするほど熱いです
This soup is hot enough to surprise you.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.