Thursday, February 16, 2006
Comparitives
You just can't avoid them in everyday speech. Everyone makes comparisons. They're fundamental to communicating information. Well, if used properly...
Some useful comparisons are:
[X] is more [adjective] than [Y]
[X] is less [adjective] than [Y]
[X] is as [adjective] as [Y]
Of course, the Japanese change everything around to:
[X][Y] more [adjective] is
[X][Y] less [adjective] is
[X][Y] about the same [noun] is
or in real Japanese:
[X] は [Y] より [adjective] です
[X] は [Y] ほど [adjective (negative form)] です
[X] は [Y] 同じ位 [noun] です
Any questions?
またね。。
Some useful comparisons are:
[X] is more [adjective] than [Y]
[X] is less [adjective] than [Y]
[X] is as [adjective] as [Y]
Of course, the Japanese change everything around to:
[X][Y] more [adjective] is
[X][Y] less [adjective] is
[X][Y] about the same [noun] is
or in real Japanese:
[X] は [Y] より [adjective] です
[X] は [Y] ほど [adjective (negative form)] です
[X] は [Y] 同じ位 [noun] です
Any questions?
またね。。
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