一方(いっぽう)だMore and more, Continue to, Keep on, -er and -er

The verb must express change (e.g. 増える、下がる、or verbs ending with …なる、…てくる、…ていく etc.)

Structure

Verb + 一方(いっぽう)だ
Verb + 一方(いっぽう)で + Phrase

Détails

Niveau de langue
Formal

À propos de 一方だ

一方(いっぽう) is a noun that is often seen after verbs, in order to convey the meaning of 'more and more (A)', 'continuing to (A)', or 'getting (A)er and (A)er'.

一方(いっぽう) will be paired with the auxiliary verb だ (at the end of sentences), or で, だ's conjunctive form when it will be followed by some sort of explanation.

As the literal meaning of 一方(いっぽう) is 'single direction', it may be used with things that are increasing, decreasing, intensifying, or weakening, so long as the shift is all in a single direction.

Caution

一方(いっぽう) may only be used with verbs that express some kind of change, as 一方(いっぽう) itself does not express change, just a continuing direction.

Exemples

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災害(さいがい)は増(ふ)える一方(いっぽう)です。

More and more disasters happen.

会社(かいしゃ)の財政(ざいせい)は厳(きび)しくなる一方(いっぽう)だ。

The financial situation of the company continues to get more and more strict.

うちの町(まち)の人口(じんこう)は減(へ)る一方(いっぽう)だ。

The population of my town keeps on decreasing.

このままだと借金(しゃっきん)が増(ふ)える一方(いっぽう)だ。

If I keep going on like this, my debts will continue to increase.

残念(ざんねん)ながらこんな事件(じけん)が増(ふ)える一方(いっぽう)だ。

Unfortunately, there are more and more cases like these.

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一方だ – Discussion Grammaire

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mrnoone
Hey, long time no see

Generally 一方だ and ばかりだ are exchangeable at all times when describing some kind of change (often with negative nuance).

If you are getting then “Could you say it another way?” notification, and another chance to type the answer then answer is considered proper but is not allowed since its using different grammar point.
lantana
Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately I am just getting them marked wrong instead of the “Could you say it another way?” notification.
mrnoone
Hey

We have fixed it, so ばかり should be working from now on

Thanks a lot for pointing this error, and sorry for causing the inconvenience