כשם ש־ … כך …

Parallel Comparisons

Level 6

כשם ש ... כך can mean just as ... so. It connects two situations through the parallel relationship the speaker intends.

How It Works

A Paired Comparison

כשם ש־ ... כך means just as ... so. Each part contains a clause. In כשם שאני עוזר לך, כך אתה עוזר לי, the helper and recipient exchange roles between the two clauses.

Keep Each Clause Complete

Attach ש to the first clause’s opening word: כשם שדנה לומדת. The second clause begins with כך and can also contain גם: כך גם יעל לומדת.

The Shared Point

כשם שהספר ברור, כך גם ההסבר ברור compares clarity. כשם שאפשר ללמוד מטעויות, כך אפשר ללמוד מהצלחות compares opportunities to learn.

Examples (4)

  1. כשם שאני עוזר לך, כך אתה עוזר לי.

    Just as I help you, so you help me.

    The two clauses present a reciprocal parallel.

  2. כשם שדנה לומדת, כך גם יעל לומדת.

    Just as Dana studies, so does Yael.

    גם reinforces the parallel second fact.

  3. כשם שאפשר ללמוד מטעויות, כך אפשר ללמוד מהצלחות.

    Just as it is possible to learn from mistakes, so it is possible to learn from successes.

    The comparison concerns learning opportunities.

  4. כשם שהספר ברור, כך גם ההסבר ברור.

    Just as the book is clear, so is the explanation.

    The two predicates share the compared property.

How It Connects

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כשם ש־ … כך …Level 6Parallel Comparisons

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Match two parallel propositions without treating comparison as a cause.