Breakdown of Saya lebih suka belajar di perpustakaan daripada di rumah kerana suasananya lebih tenang.
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Questions & Answers about Saya lebih suka belajar di perpustakaan daripada di rumah kerana suasananya lebih tenang.
Why does the sentence use lebih suka instead of just suka?
Suka means to like, but lebih suka means to prefer.
So:
- Saya suka belajar di perpustakaan = I like studying at the library
- Saya lebih suka belajar di perpustakaan... = I prefer studying at the library...
Because the sentence compares the library with home, lebih suka is the natural choice.
How does lebih ... daripada ... work in this sentence?
This is a very common Malay comparison pattern:
- lebih = more
- daripada = than
So:
- lebih suka ... daripada ... = prefer ... to / more than ...
- lebih tenang = more calm / quieter
In the sentence:
- Saya lebih suka belajar di perpustakaan daripada di rumah
literally: I more like studying at the library than at home
This is how Malay often expresses comparison, instead of changing the adjective like English does with quieter, better, faster, etc.
Why is daripada used here, not dari?