どれだけ – Meaning, how to use it, Difference between other Words
The meaning of どれだけis how much, to what extent, how long or anything expressing an uncertain amount.
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The Meaning of どれだけ
①どれだけ is a question word to ask how much of something there is or to what extent someone did something.
②When used in a conditional sentence, どれだけ also means no matter how much or even a very large uncertain amount.
Translating どれだけ from Japanese to English
Depending on if you are talking about time, distance, or some other amount of something, you can say:
■ how long
■ how many
■ how much
■ to what extent
■ how …(some adjective ex: how tall)
■ any amount…(when used with conditional)
■ now matter how…(when used with conditional)
How to Visualize どれだけ
どれだけ is an uncertain amount of something. This is not a word that would usually be easy to visualize. However, I like to imagine a long board that is a gradient between two colors. Near the end of one side it gets really pale and then start becomeing transpartant and fuzzy until you can’t really see where the board ends.
Specific Situations when to use どれだけ
Asking How Much
If you want to simply ask how much time something takes, how long something is, or any amount, you would use どれだけ.
No matter how much
When you use どれだけ in a conditional sentence the meaning changes. It means that no matter how much you have something, or do something it is not enough.
Imagining or Thinking how Something is or could be
どれだけ also can be used for thinking or imagining some situation. For example, if you wondering how nice it would be for something to happen.
How is どれだけ used in a sentence
どれだけ速く走れますか？
どれだけはやくはしれますか？
how fast can you run?
どれだけ食べてもお腹がいっぱいにならない
どれだけたべてもおなかがいっぱいにならない
no matter how much I eat I am not full
試合に勝ったらどれだけ嬉しいか
しあいにかったらどれだけうれしいか
How happy I would be if I won the game
Real Life Examples of どれだけ
どれだけ逃げても・・・捕まえるぞ…！！
— 桂木桂馬 (@keimaotoshigam1) October 19, 2020
すげぇ…どれだけの努力をしているんだろうか…お綺麗だ…
— マラリミス (@mararimisu) October 19, 2020
どれだけ and Similar Words
There are other similar words to どれだけ. They have pretty much the same meaning and can be used in much the same way
■ どれくらい()
■ どれほど()
■ どんだけ()
■ どのくらい()
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