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GrammarJLPT N4
more...than
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. more...than
A grammatical pattern used to make comparisons, meaning "~ is more ~ than ~." The item being compared unfavorably is marked by より, while the preferred item is followed by のほうが, as in "AよりBのほうが good."

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

I'd rather have that one than this one.

Sentence 2

In that painting, the lines say more than the color.

Sentence 3

"Keeping going is harder than winning," he murmured.

Sentence 4

She said, "It's easier to stay quiet than to apologize" — and honestly, that was a little scary.

Sentence 5

I told myself, "Right now, talking it out is better than bottling it up."