Japanese

<p>
	We've learned how to use <strong>より</strong> to compare nouns,
	and now we’re going to learn a similar construction that allows us to compare adjectives and verbs as well.
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<p>
	In Japanese, adjectives don’t change when you want to make a comparison.
	Rather than adding a suffix to them as in English (e.g. fast, faster), in Japanese we use the phrase <strong>より ~  ほうが</strong>
	also written as <strong>より ~  <ruby>方hou</ruby>が</strong>.
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<p>
	In a previous lesson, we learned to say:
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<p>When using <strong>より ~ ほうが</strong>, we would say:</p>

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<p>It can also be written the other way round, so A <strong>ほうが</strong> B <strong>より~</strong>. For example:</p>

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<p>
	<strong>より ~ ほうが</strong> combines with verbs, adjectives and nouns as follows:
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			<td>Verb <strong>より</strong> Verb <strong>ほう が</strong></td>
			<td>Verb <strong>ほう が</strong> Verb <strong>より</strong></td>
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            <td>Adjective <strong>より</strong> い-adjective <strong>ほう が</strong></td>
			<td>い-adjective <strong>ほう が</strong> Adjective <strong>より</strong></td>
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            <td>Adjective <strong>より</strong> な-adjective + <strong>な ほう が</strong></td>
			<td>な-adjective + <strong>な ほう が</strong> Adjective <strong>より</strong></td>
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            <td>Noun <strong>より</strong> Noun + <strong>の ほう が</strong></td>
			<td>Noun + <strong>の ほう が</strong> Noun <strong>より</strong></td>
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<p>See the below tables for some more examples:</p>


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Comparisons with より ~ ほうが

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	今きょ日う　の　方ほう　が　昨きの日う　より　忙いそがしい　です。 kyou no hou ga kinou yori isogasii desu.
Meaning	Today is busier than yesterday.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

to be	です desu
possessive case particle	の no
subject particle	が ga
today	今きょ日う kyou
yesterday	昨き日のう kinou
direction, way; side	方ほう hou
than; from; more	より yori
busy	忙いそがしい isogasii

Japanese

kyou no hou ga kinou yori isogasii desu.

Breakdown of kyou no hou ga kinou yori isogasii desu.

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