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Lesson 9: より

In this lesson, I will teach you how to use the particle より.

Function 1: The Base Point of Comparison

If you want to compare something with the base point, you can use something like below.
Noun + は + Base Point + より + …

Example Sentences:

私わたしは彼かれより背せが高たかい。
I’m taller than him.

佐さ藤とうさんは鈴すず木きさんより年上としうえです。
Sato is older than Suzuki.

彼女かのじょは私わたしの妹いもうとより年下とししたです。
She is younger than my sister.

私わたしたちは彼かれらより強つよいです。
We are stronger than them.

このスマホはパソコンより高たかいです。
This smartphone is more expensive than a computer.

Function 2: Starting Point

If you want to express starting point, you can use から or より， より is more formal than から.

Example Sentences:

このプロジェクトは今年ことしより始はじまる。
This project starts from this year.

白線はくせんより中なかに入はいらないでください。
Do not go inside the white line.

8はち時じより会かい議ぎを始はじめます。
The meeting will start at 8:00.

あしたから夏休なつやすみです。
Tomorrow is Summer vacation.

来年らいねんから大学だいがくに行いきます。
I will go to college next year.

Function 3: The Material

If you want to express the material of something, you can use から or より， より is more formal than から.

Example Sentences:

日本にほん酒しゅは米こめより作つくられた。
Sake is made from rice.

私わたしたちはぶどうよりワインを作つくります。
We make wine from grapes.

これは土つちより作つくられたパイプです。
This is a pipe made of clay.

チーズは牛乳ぎゅうにゅうより作つくられますか？
Can you make cheese from milk?
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6 thoughts on “Lesson 9: より”

  1. Mushi says:

    Can から also be used in “Function 2: the starting point of time/space”?
    So: このプロジェクトは今年から始はじまる。

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      Marshall says:

      Yes, the difference is that から is less formal.

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  2. Sophie says:

    What is the difference between “comparison criterion”, “object of comparison”, and “base point for comparison” (for に, と and より)? Can に, と or より be replaced with each other?

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    1. Sophie says:

      Actually I think I understand the difference between に/と and より: より is used when comparing two things that are UNEQUAL () and に/と when comparing two things that are the same or different (= or =/=). Still, is there any difference between に and と?

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      Marshall says:

      Which function? the difference between に and と differs depends on the function

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    3. Sophie says:

      For に it’s function 9: comparison criterion, and for と is function 3: the object of comparison

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