JLPT N5 Grammar ยท Lesson 7

Comparisons and Preference

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ใ€œใ‚ˆใ‚Š
yori
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ใ€œใ‚ˆใ‚Š
yori
than
[yori]
้›ป่ปŠใฏใƒใ‚นใ‚ˆใ‚Š้€Ÿใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ใ€œใฎใปใ†ใŒ
no hou ga
A is more...
[no hou ga]
ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใฎใปใ†ใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ใฉใกใ‚‰
dochira
which (of two)
[dochira]
ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒๅฎ‰ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ไธ€็•ช
ichiban
the most
[ichiban]
ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒไธ€็•ชๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ๅฅฝใใงใ™
suki desu
to like
[suki desu]
้ŸณๆฅฝใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ๅซŒใ„ใงใ™
kirai desu
to dislike
[kirai desu]
่พ›ใ„้ฃŸใน็‰ฉใŒๅซŒใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ไธŠๆ‰‹ใงใ™
jouzu desu
good at
[jouzu desu]
็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใฏๆญŒใŒไธŠๆ‰‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ
ไธ‹ๆ‰‹ใงใ™
heta desu
poor at
[heta desu]
็งใฏๆ–™็†ใŒไธ‹ๆ‰‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
๐Ÿ”ˆ

Comparisons and Preference

Hana โ€” Japanese Tutor

๐ŸŒธ

ใ€œใ‚ˆใ‚Š (yori) โ€” than

ใ‚ˆใ‚Š (yori) means 'than' and comes after the thing being compared against. 'ใƒใ‚นใ‚ˆใ‚Š้€Ÿใ„' = 'faster than a bus.' Notice the order is opposite to English โ€” the loser comes first with ใ‚ˆใ‚Š, then the winner. Japanese comparisons put the standard first, the result second!

Example

้›ป่ปŠใฏใƒใ‚นใ‚ˆใ‚Š้€Ÿใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

ใงใ‚“ใ—ใ‚ƒใฏใฐใ™ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใฏใ‚„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Trains are faster than buses.

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