Examples:
Kono pasokon wa
kare no pasokon yori
atarasii desu.
this personal computer he personal computer new is
This personal computer is new(er than) his personal computer.
Eberesuto-san wa
Fuji-san yori
takai desu.
Mt. Everest Mt. Fuji tall is
Mt. Everest is tall(er) (than) Mt. Fuji.
[This sentence is just a simple statement of
fact.]
yori,
together with the phrase no
hou ga ...
is also used
to indicate a comparison in the following pattern:
Fuji-san
yori
Eberesuto-san no
hou ga
takai desu.
Mt. Fuji Mt. Everest tall is
Mt. Everest is tall(er) (than) Mt. Fuji.
[This sentence implies that the person being addressed
might think that Mt. Fuji is taller.]
yori is also used after interrogative words to indicate a superlative:
Kare wa dare
yori
mo Nihongo ga jouzu desu.
he who Japanese proficient
He is (more) proficient (in) Japanese (than) anyone.
[Here the yori
comes between the normal
dare mo
"everyone"
to indicate the meaning of "anyone".]
Kono kamera wa
sono kamera yori
takai desu.
this camera that camera expensive is
This camera is (more) expensive (than) that camera.
Kono kamera
yori
sono kamera no
hou ga
yasui desu.
This camera that camera cheap is
That camera is cheap(er) (than) this camera.
Kare wa boku
yori
tosi ue desu.
He I older/senior is
He is older (than) me.
Ano mise wa doko
yori
mo yasui desu.
that store where cheap is
That store is cheap(er) (than) any other (store).
Kanojo no inu wa
watasi no inu yori
atama ga ii desu.
she dog I dog clever is
Her dog is (more) clever (than) my dog.
Harajuku no eki wa
Shinjuku no eki yori
chikai desu.
Harajuku station Shinjuku station close is
Harajuku station is close(er) (than) Shinjuku station.
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