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Japanese Comaprative

In this page we will explore the comaprative in Japanese. This includes the superlative form as well. Very useful when comparing two things or more.

As . . . as: くらい
kurai
Taller: より高い
yori takai
Shorter: より低い
yori hikui
Younger: より若い
yori wakai
Older: より年をとった
yori toshi o totta
As tall as : くらい高い
kurai takai
Taller than: より高い
yori takai
Shorter than: より低い
yori hikui
More beautiful: より美しい
yori utsukushii
Less beautiful: より美しくはない
yori utsukusiku wa nai
Most beautiful: 最も美しい
mottomo utsukusii
Happy: 幸せ
siawase
Happier: より幸せ
yori shiawase
Happiest: 最も幸せ
mottomo shiawase
You are happy: あなたは幸せです。
Anata wa siawase desu.
You are as happy as Maya: あなたはマヤと同じくらい幸せです。
Anata wa Maya to onaji kurai siawase desu.
You are happier than Maya: あなたはマヤより幸せです。
anata wa Maya yori siawase desu.
You are the happiest: あなたは最も幸せです。
Anata wa mottomo siawase desu.
Good: 良い
yoi
Better: より良い
yori yoi
Best: 最も良い
mottomo yoi
Bad: 悪い
warui
Worse: より悪い
yori warui
Worst: 最も悪い
mottomo warui

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