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Grammar N2〜一方だ

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〜一方だ
Says a situation keeps moving in one direction and nothing stops it, usually a bad one: 'keeps getting more and more'. Slightly formal, common in news and reports.
V-dict(変化を表す動詞)+ 一方だ
  1. 物価は上がる一方だ。
    ぶっかはあがるいっぽうだ。
    Prices just keep going up.
  2. 祖父の体力は弱くなる一方だ。
    そふのたいりょくはよわくなるいっぽうだ。
    My grandfather's strength keeps declining.
  3. 残業が増えて、ストレスがたまる一方だ。
    ざんぎょうがふえて、ストレスがたまるいっぽうだ。
    With more overtime, my stress just keeps building up.
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