Proportional to the degree of walking to with 〜ば〜ほど
Grammar Explanation: Proportional to with 〜ば〜ほど
Akari, Aika, and Alice find themselves on a treasure hunt through town, as each map they follow leads them to another map. Aika remarks how Akari is in high spirits.
- 灯里:
- 「えへへーーっ だってさ歩けば歩くほどこの街が大好きになる魔法にかかちゃうみたいでとっても楽しいんだもん」
- “Ehehe, that's because the more we walk, it's like falling under the spell of loving this city. It's very enjoyable!”
- Literal: “Ehehe, because if we walk, to the extent we walk, it feels like we fall under a spell that makes us love this city, so it's really fun.”
- “Ehehe, that's because the more we walk, it's like falling under the spell of loving this city. It's very enjoyable!”
Key Points
1〜ば〜ほど expresses proportional change
- 歩けば 歩くほど means “the more we walk…”
- This pattern pairs a conditional form with the dictionary form to show that one thing increases with another.
2みたい softens the image
- 魔法にかかっちゃうみたい means “it’s like falling under a spell”.
- みたい presents the idea as an impression or comparison, not a literal claim.
3Casual spoken contractions
- かかちゃう is a spoken contraction of かかってしまう.
- The contraction and ending んだもん make the line sound very conversational.
See Also
- Grammar: Doing completely or ending up doing with 〜てしまう and 〜ちゃう
- External: Marking the subject with が
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