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一方だ (ippou da)

JLPT N3 Grammar List

more and more, continue to

shows something continuing towards a certain tendency.

 Formations 

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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