JLPT N3 · Adverb

ますます (masumasu)

ますます is a Japanese adverb meaning “increasingly; more and more”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ますます
Romaji: masumasu
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

increasingly; more and more · adverb · usually written in kana
decreasingly; less and less · adverb · usually written in kana · when declining

Example sentences

われわれは彼をますます尊敬した。

We respected him all the more.

Tatoeba #191595

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1603950 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.