as ... as possible

Alma said:

hello

I am wondering about numerous ways to say - as much as possible... なるべく; なるたけ; なるだけ ... what is the difference? are these OK to write or they are just for conversation?

also, how to say - as fast as possible... or similar things...

so far I was using mainly できるだけ :shy:

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undrentide said:

As ... as possible
できるだけ～

なるべく is also OK (either in conversation or writing).
I think なるべく is much weaker compared with できるだけ which is asking for effort or something to the full extent when used in request.
なるべく is more like "is possible".
なるたけ is similar to なるべく, though less commonly used.
I've never heard of なるだけ.

e.g.
できるだけ早く来てください。 Please come as early as possible.
なるべく早く来てください。 Please come early if possible (I'd be grateful if you could come early.)

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