Proportion and Rate


How do I form a sentence pattern for:

> The more/less X happens, the more/less Y happens
>

>> E.g. The more you stir, the faster the salt dissolves.

>>

>> The colder the weather, the more time it takes for snow to melt.




There are also several other grammar patterns that express "as one thing
changes (grows/increases/decreases/etc.) another thing changes with it" (the
key is that both things are **changing** ).

  1. 名詞 (noun)
  2. 動詞の辞書形 (verb in dictionary form)
  3. する動詞の名詞 (the noun of a suru-verb)

>   * (2 or 3) + につれて (cannot express volition or intention, but the rest
> can).
>     * アニメが[流行]{≪はや≫}る **につれて** 、日本語を学ぶ人が増えてきています。→ As anime is becoming more
> popular, the number of people learning Japanese is growing.
>   * (2 or 3) + にしたがって
>     * 警察の調べが進む **にしたがって** 、次々と新しい疑問点が出てきた。→ The-more/As the police
> investigation progressed, new questions kept arising (one after another).
>   * (1 or 2) + に伴って【ともなって】
>     * 病気の回復 **に伴って** 、少しずつ働く時間を伸ばしていくつもりだ。→ As I continue to recover from my
> illness, little-by-little I intend to work longer (and longer) hours.
>   * (1 or 2) + とともに
>     * 技術の拡大 **とともに** 、手紙を書くことが衰えていくでしょう。→ As technology continues to expand,
> writing letters (by hand) will surely decline.
>

These used to be JLPT ２級 patterns, but since they changed it to the new N1-N5
system, I don't know which level they are anymore.




Anyone who took formal courses on Japanese would have learned this pattern:
X-eba X hodo Y.

> The more you stir, the faster the salt dissolves.  
>  混ぜれば混ぜるほど塩が混ざるのは早いです。
>
> The colder the weather, the more time it takes for snow to melt.  
>  雪が解けるのは寒ければ寒いほど時間がかかります。

