Questions tagged [comparative-constructions]
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This usage of 方 in 何にもできねえ方がどんだけ平和だろうと思うぜ
So there's a character in a manga that says this:
空想だけで何でもできちゃう奴を見ちまうと 何にもできねえ方がどんだけ平和だろうと思うぜ (Link to source)
Now the 方 in the text has the furigana of ほう. So if I'm not mistaken that means "way/side/direction". But it seems that the furigana…
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What is 方 used for in 早く行った方が良かったでしょう?
早く行った方が良かったでしょう。
Here, if we take it apart we shall have:
早く(Adverb) 行った(Verb, Past tense) 方(?) が(GA, Subject particle) 良かったでしょう(Verb, Past tense) 。
What is the function of 方 in this position? I've read that it can be suffix, suffix of what?
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A more colloquial way of comparing A and B than the A のほうがBよりXです pattern?
I want to say that 'A is cheaper than B'.
Genki, the book, would formally suggest:
A のほうがBよりやすいです.
What would be a more colloquial way to say this?
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How is の方 used in それより公安の方は?
A: [金]{かね}は？
B: いつもの[通]{とお}りだ。それより[公安]{こうあん}の[方]{ほう}は？
A: 心配するな。 私がついている。
A: The money?
B: Planned as always. Aside from that, public safety の方は？
A: Don't worry. We're with you.
I'm not understanding what the の方は？ is doing. Or what it's supposed…
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noun + verb + comparative degree + than I thought
What are the Japanese constructions to express the following English formula?
noun + verb + comparative degree + than I thought
E.g.
Today is colder than I thought.
This works better than I thought.
Is it possible to…
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How to make comparisons like "the wider the river the easier to navigate"?
How to make comparisons like "the wider the river the easier to navigate"?
I mean, how to say that because something is this way, something else is that other way?
Thank you very much.
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A verb ちがう and its indicators
I came across a task in which I had to complete different sentences by putting correct case indicators. Everything seemed to be fine until I reached a sentence which made me think a lot about what case indicator to put. So, the sentence is…
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Difference between N1はN2より＋Adj and N1よりN2のほうが+Adj
I'm a little stuck at this because I don't really get the difference. What's the difference between:
私は田中さんより若いです
田中さんより私のほうが若いです
Am I saying the same thing but in two different ways?
Thanks in advance!
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About the construction 大好きな彼女
This construction felt very weird to me:
大好きな彼女
I saw it here: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3vupgr
I thought that normally, you would construct that type of sentence like this:
彼女を大好きな
It's like the opposite structure. Why is that?
Note:…
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