Structure
Noun/Verb + より + Adjective
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About より
- パンダはバナナより重い。Pandas are heavier than bananas.
- 太陽はロウソクより明るい。The sun is brighter than a candle.
- これがより高いものになります。This is the thing that would be more expensive. (Compared to everything else that is here)
Synonyms
ほど~ない
Is not as…as, Isn't... like..., Not to the extent of...
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より~のほうが
To be more ~ than ~
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というより
...is more of a... than a..., Rather than saying that...
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以上に
More than, No less than, Even more
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こそ
For sure, For certain, Even more so, Underlined or bolded text
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以上 ①
More than (or equal to), Over・(and) above, Any more・Greater, Exceeding
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Examples
あなたの絵は私の絵より上手。
Your paintings are better than mine.
月曜日より日曜日がいい。
Sunday is better than Monday.
日本語は英語より話しにくい。
Japanese is harder to speak than English.
いつも飲んでいる水より好き。
I like this (drink) more than the water that I usually drink.
スポーツをするより、ゲームの方が楽しい。
Video games are more exciting than sports.
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How to use より
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Using 「より」 for comparisons
Tae Kim
A is MORE / BETTER than B (comparison)
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みんなの日本語 I
Page 80 [CH 12]
[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Page 564
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 270
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より – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (7 in total)
deltacat3
About 3 years ago
ああいう家よりこういう家のほうが住みたくなる。
I would like to live in this kind of house more than that kind of house.What is the なる at the end expressing here? Doesn’t 住みたい express this desire to reside by itself?
Pushindawood
About 3 years ago
@deltacat3 Hey! ~たい means that I want to do something in that moment. ~たくなる may mean that I want to do something, but it is not as immediate or the situation at hand does not call for that desire. ~たくなる almost always implies that what the person wants to do is something that they would want to do or something that they want to do in the future.
Here’s a great answer by a native. Cheers!
dokidokiwakuwaku
About 1 year ago
Can I ask about the difference in usage/nuance between より and 以上に? Thanks!