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N1 Lesson 7: 15/17

にもましてEven -er than, Even more than, More than anything, More than anybody, More than ever

Structure

Noun + にもまして
何(なに)にもまして
誰(だれ)にもまして
いつにもまして

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    況して・増して

About にもまして

にもまして is a structure used to imply that something has surpassed a certain point, and will be used particularly when that thing was at a consistent level in the past, but has now risen. Common translations include 'more than ever, (B)', or 'even more than (A), (B)'.

にもまして is simply a combination of the case-marking particle に, the adverbial particle も 'even', and the て-form of the う-Verb 増(ま)す 'to increase'. The に will be attached to a noun which it is marking as the comparison point from which 増(ま)す indicates an increase or growth. This means that the literal translation is simply 'even increasing from (A), (B)'.

This pattern will regularly follow words like 誰(だれ) 'who', 何(なに) 'what', or いつ 'when'. In these cases, (A) is just being expressed as 'anyone', 'anything', or 'ever', rather than something more specific.

Examples

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    前(まえ)にもまして元気(げんき)になって、ようやく退院(たいいん)した。

    I have gotten even better than before and am finally able to leave the hospital.

      大学(だいがく)に合格(ごうかく)したという知(し)らせに、誰(だれ)にもまして父(ちち)が喜(よろこ)びました。

      Having been informed about me passing the university entrance exams, my dad was happier than anybody else.

        財布(さいふ)をなくした。それにもまして困(こま)ったのは、家(いえ)の鍵(かぎ)をなくしたことだ。

        I lost my wallet. And even more troubling than that was that I also lost the key to my house.

          今年(ことし)の花火(はなび)大会(たいかい)は、例年(れいねん)にもまして豪華(ごうか)だったような気(き)がします。

          I have a feeling that this year’s fireworks festival was even more spectacular than the average year.

            このホテルの接客(せっきゃく)は、どこにもまして良(い)いと評判(ひょうばん)になっている。

            This hotel has a reputation of having better customer service than anywhere else.

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