Meaning & usage
それだけ works as an adverb meaning that something increases or changes by a corresponding amount, often paired with a conditional or a ~ほど construction to show that one thing causes another to that same degree. It stands alone before the following phrase, and in these examples it appears in written, fairly formal sentences.
Example sentences 8
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上へ昇れば昇るほど、それだけ墜落の程度は大きくなる。
The higher you climb, the greater the fall.
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熱い風呂に入ったので、それだけいっそう気分がいい。
I've just had a hot bath, so I feel much better.
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早起きすれば、それだけもっと気分が良くなるだろう。
If you get up early, you will feel so much the better.
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私達が登れば登るほど、それだけますます空気は薄くなる。
The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.
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私は彼に欠点があるからそれだけますます彼が好きだ。
I like him all the better for his faults.
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私はパリにいればいるほど、それだけパリが好きになった。
The longer I stayed in Paris, the more I liked it.
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そこに到着すれば、席をとれる可能性がそれだけ高くなる。
The sooner we get there, the more likely are we to get seats.
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猛勉強も、受験に受かったから、それだけの値打ちがあった。
The hard work was worthwhile because I passed the exam.