How to use 多ければ多いほど

Ahhhh.... so many coffee beans 

人が多ければ多いほどにぎやかだ。

The more the people, the noisier it is. 

酒を飲めば飲むほど酔いやすくなる。

The more you drink, the easier it is to get drunk.

So, here we encounter the verb+ suppositional(conditional) + verb(plain form) + ほど 

and yes, the verb can be replaced with the adjective. 

It’s used to create a condition of comparison. 

How to use なるべく

Whoahhh,, take it easy horse-head

So, なるべく comes from the verb 成る(to make something happen, to allow something to happen) and the auxiliary verb べし(has aspects of order, reasoning, obligations, possibility)

and is used when you want to translate feelings of wanting someone to do something if possible. 

So, it's commonly used in daily life and something you will encounter on regular basis. 

Now, this is similar to できたら which translates to " if it's possible/if possible " but なるべく 　is much stronger and often a request you want to push on to someone.

If できたら was a gentle push, なるべく would be a stronger push. 

Sometimes なるべく is also used when one is irritated by a repetitous movement someone does in work environments, daily life and so on.  

Let's go through some examples, 

How to use やる & する

The face I make on the toilet seat....

So I had this question from one of my students and I think this is something everyone would question at a certain point when learning Japanese.

How can I use する and やる when they have the same meaning?

Just understand that in most cases, する is your best bet. 

あなたは何をしますか？

What do you do? (What kind of occupation do you have) 

会社を経営しています。      or      会社をやっています。( a little more ambiguous )

I run a company. 

How to use 当たる

I don't think I want to end up being her boyfriend.....

This is a verb that boggles our mind. Just how do you use 当たる?? 

There are an infinite number of ways one can use 当たる. Okay, maybe it's not infinity but there's quite a lot of ways. 

Let's look at some which are used quite often, together with examples. 

1.  As the picture above describes, some sort of physical contact by people and/or things. 

彼のパンチが顔に当たった。　

His punch landed(hit) on my face. 

This can also be used with hitting a ball, target, and so on. 

暖かい日差しに当たる。

Being under the warm sun. ( Get shone upon by the warm sunlight) 

The sunlight might not really be physical, but when you think of photons hitting us it's understandable. 

This way of expression can also be used for other natural elements. 　風に当たる(getting hit by the wind/feeling the wind) being the most common. 

How to use Verb + のようになる

Just when did I become like........ THIS!!?

アニメを見てから日本に興味を持つようになりました。

I developed an interest in Japan after watching Anime (repetitiously).

Verb + ようになる　is causative; there’s always a reason when verb +ようになる is included in a sentence. It doesn’t always have to be the case but is rather common. Imagine stepping into the water for the first time…… that’s what ようになる　sort of feels like. Fresh and New. 


So, let’s look at an example: 

How to use verb(past) + ばかり

Just Married!! .... no, not me 

大学に入学したばかりです。だからまだ経験が浅いです。
I’ve just enrolled in the university. So I still have very little experience. 

verb(past) + ばかり　is used to emphasise the recent occurrence of a verb. This is most suitable when you are required to specifically indicate the recentness of something you just started doing or did. So, it can be something you just started in a repetitious manner (like going to school) or it could just be a one-verb-wonder(like chopping the wood).  It also provides aspects of a newbie or a greenhorn. 

How to use  ----そう & ----ところ

It's almost Valentine's!!

仕事が始まりそうです。

しごとがはじまりそうです。

My work is about to begin.

電車が来そうです。

でんしゃがきそうです。

The train is about to come.

彼らは結婚しそうです。　　　
する conjugates to し when followed by そう

かれらはけっこんしそうです。　　　

They are on the verge of getting married/They seem likely to get married

ーーそう　has meanings of " about to " " on the threshhold of " " on the verge of "about a certain action. Notice that it's not confirmed yet, it's just in the process of confirming a certain action. Which means that there is a small amount of doubt or gap that exists. [Most likely to] would probably be another close meaning. 

**Keep in mind that this is not a direct translation, but more of a translation that can be understood in English.