Basic Japanese grammar-Comparative forms-

How can you say I am younger than you or I am the most handsome person in Japanese?

In this article, I will teach you how to use Japanese comparatives and superlatives.

When you finish reading this article, you will have the confidence to express yourself by using comparatives and superlatives.

I think it is helpful to know Japanese adjectives before you learn comparatives, so please read this article too.

Learning Japanese grammar-adjectives conjugation

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comparatives

How can you say “A is ○○ than B.”?

AはBより○○です。

Les’s see an example.

Let’s see another way.

BよりAのほうが○○です。

Please make sure the order is correct.

B comes first.

Let’s see an example.

When you want to emphasize the difference, you can use ずっと＋adj.

superlatives

How can you say “A is the most ○○”?

一番（いちばん）/最も（もっとも）＋Adj

Let’s see an example.

Let’s see another way to express superaltive.

Question words ＋よりも＋Adj

(ex)

・何よりも

・だれよりも

・どこよりも

・どんな＋nounよりも

For example,

conclusion

Comparative

・AはBより○○です。

・BよりAのほうが○○です。

Superlative

・一番（いちばん）/最も（もっとも）＋Adj

・Question words ＋よりも＋Adj

Exercise

Please translate these English sentences into Japanese.

1.　Hokkaido is the largest in Japan

ほっかいどうは日本で…

2.　This car is older than that car.

あの車…

3.　My younger brother is taller than me.

わたし…

4.　Today is hotter than yesterday.

きのう…

5. The Nile river is the longest in the world.

ナイル川は…

Answer.

1.　Hokkaido is the largest in Japan

ほっかいどうは日本でいちばん大きいです。

2.　This car is older than that car.

あの車よりこのくるまのほうがふるいです。

3.　My younger brother is taller than me.

わたしより弟のほうがたかいです。

4.　Today is hotter than yesterday.

きのうよりきょうのほうがあついです。

5. The Nile river is the longest in the world.

ナイル川はせかいでいちばんながいです。

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