GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜と比べて
Directly compares the current subject with a reference point to show a difference.
Examples
昨年と比べて、今年は店の売上の伸びが大きかった。
Compared with last year, the increase in the store's sales was much larger this year.
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去年と比べて、今年の冬は暖かい。
This winter is warmer than last winter.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Add
と比べて（とくらべて）to a reference noun to compare another item with it. - Basic usage:
去年と比べて、今年の冬は暖かい。compares this winter's warmth with last winter.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The reference and the evaluated item
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去年と比べて今年は暖かい, last year is the reference and this year is evaluated.今年と比べて去年は寒いreverses their roles while expressing the same temperature relationship.
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- The comparison verb's object
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今年の記録を去年の記録と比べる,をmarks the item being compared andとits counterpart.去年と比べてforegrounds the reference and connects it to the following evaluation.
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