JLPT N3 Grammar List
more and more, continue to
shows something continuing towards a certain tendency.
Verb-dictionary form + 一方だ
Examplesこれから寒くなる一方だ 。
Korekara samuku naru ippōda.
It’s getting cooler from now on.
物価は上がる一方です。
Bukka wa agaru ippōdesu.
Prices go on rising.
ここ数年、この町の人口は減る一方です。
Koko sū-nen, kono machi no jinkō wa heru ippōdesu.
This town’s population has been declining these past few years.
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