一（いち）学期（がっき）<strong>に比（くら）べて</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='595'>成績（せいせき）</span>がよくなった。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='12'>アメリカ</span><strong>に比（くら）べたら</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='635'>日本（にほん）</span>の方（ほう）が安全（あんぜん）だと<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='582'>思（おも）う</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='316'>他（ほか）</span>の痛（いた）さ<strong>に比（くら）べて</strong>、頭痛（ずつう）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='254'>一番（いちばん）</span>辛（つら）い。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='648'>昨日（きのう）</span><strong>に比（くら）べたら</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='309'>今日（きょう）</span>は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='664'>暖（あたた）かい</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='415'>去年（きょねん）</span><strong>に比（くら）べて</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='307'>今年（ことし）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1048'>雪（ゆき）</span>が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='462'>多（おお）い</span>。

昔（むかし）<strong>に比（くら）べると</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='305'>今（いま）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>は長生（ながい）きだ。

以前（いぜん）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='511'>家（いえ）</span><strong>に比（くら）べたら</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='305'>今（いま）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='511'>家（いえ）</span>は快適（かいてき）だ。

高級（こうきゅう）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='895'>肉（にく）</span><strong>に比（くら）べると</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='527'>少（すこ）し</span>味（あじ）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='929'>落（お）ちる</span>が、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='895'>肉（にく）</span>も十分（じゅうぶん）<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='888'>美味（おい）しい</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='454'>夏（なつ）</span><strong>に比（くら）べて</strong>、ずいぶん涼（すず）しくなったが、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='72' data-vocab-id='224'>まだ</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='72' data-vocab-id='224'>まだ</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24 data-vocab-id='663'>暑（あつ）い</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='359'>先輩（せんぱい）</span><strong>に比（くら）べたら</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>は<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='72' data-vocab-id='224'>まだ</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='72' data-vocab-id='224'>まだ</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='637'>日本語（にほんご）</span>が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='273'>下手（へた）</span>だ。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1021'>野球（やきゅう）</span><strong>に比（くら）べたら</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='110'>サッカー</span>の方（ほう）が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='492'>好（す）き</span>だ。

マニュアル車（しゃ）<strong>に比（くら）べたら</strong>、オートマの方（ほう）が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1010'>運転（うんてん）</span>が楽（らく）だ。

<div class='writeup-body'>に比（くら）べて is a set expression in Japanese, used when comparing one thing to another. It is often simply translated as '(A) compared to (B)', or 'when comparing (A) to (B)'. 比（くら）べる is a る - Verb that means 'to compare', or 'to contrast'.<br>に比（くら）べて will be attached directly after a noun, before the (B) part of the sentence will explain the comparison that is being made.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>東京（とうきょう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>冬（ふゆ）は北海道（ほっかいどう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>冬（ふゆ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='224'>に比（くら）べて</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='375'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>寒（さむ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>くない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Tokyo's winter is not cold at all compared to Hokkaido.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>去年（きょねん）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='224'>に比（くら）べて</span>今年（ことし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>冬（ふゆ）は温（あたた）かい。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Compared to last year, this year's winter is warm.</div></li></ul>Occasionally, the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='格助詞・かくじょし'>case marking particle</span> と will be used instead of <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>. <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span> and と are largely interchangeable in this expression, with <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span> focusing slightly more on the changes/differences between similar features of (A) and (B). Alternatively と often mutually contrasts (A) and (B), discussing their individual/unique characteristics.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>大阪（おおさか）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>人口（じんこう）は東京（とうきょう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>人口（じんこう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='224'>に比（くら）べて</span>小（ちい）さい。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Osaka's population is smaller compared to Tokyo.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>彼（かれ）も真面目（まじめ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>だけど</span>、君（きみ）は彼（かれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='224'>に比（くら）べる</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='143'>と</span>もっと真面目（まじめ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>He is serious too, but you are more serious compared to him.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>君（きみ）は彼（かれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='955'>と</span>比（くら）べて真面目（まじめ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='1'>だ</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Compared to him, you are serious. (You are serious, while he has other qualities)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>日本（にほん）はアメリカ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='955'>と</span>比（くら）べて小（ちい）さい。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Compared to America, Japan is small. (Japan is small, compared to America, which is big, among other things)</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>The way that 比（くら）べる is conjugated is not overly important to the sentence, so long as the meaning of 'if', or 'when' is conveyed. Due to this, に比（くら）べたら, に比（くら）べれば, and に比（くら）べると are all possible combinations.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='395'>他（ほか）の</span>地域（ちいき）に比（くら）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='102'>たら</span>、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>地域（ちいき）は住（す）み<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='90'>やすい</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Compared to other areas, this area is very easy to live in.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>去年（きょねん）に比（くら）べれば今年（ことし）は寒（さむ）い<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>、昨日（きのう）に比（くら）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='102'>たら</span>今日（きょう）は暖（あたた）かい。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>If compared to last year, it is colder this year. However if we compare it to yesterday, it is warm today.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>新型（しんがた）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>パソコンに比（くら）べると<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>パソコンは遅（おそ）く感（かん）じる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='144'>そんなに</span>遅（おそ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>くない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>If we compare this computer to a new model, it feels slow, but it's not that slow.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

に比(くら)べて

compared to, when compared to