Meaning & usage
に比べると/比べて sets up a comparison between two things, meaning one item is measured against another. It follows a noun, either directly with に比べる or with と比べる, and the compared clause typically ends in a plain form. Both に比べて and と比べて appear in the examples.
Example sentences 8
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彼の最近作の小説は以前のに比べて長足の進歩を示している。
His latest novel marks a great advance on his previous ones.
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中国人と比べて、日本人は外国語が不得手である。
Compared with the Chinese, the Japanese are poor linguists.
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私の収入は支出に比べて、500ポンド足りない。
My income falls short of my expenditure by five hundred pounds.
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古い機種に比べてこちらの方がずっと使いやすい。
As compared with the old model, this is far easier to handle.
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その2つをよく比べてみなさい。そうすれば違いがわかります。
Compare the two carefully, and you will see the difference.
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この本はあの本に比べて、ためになるばかりでなくおもしろい。
This book is not only more instructive but more interesting than that book.
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日本での売り上げはヨーロッパに比べて少ない。
The sales in Japan are small in comparison with those in Europe.
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コンピューターに比べて、ワープロは一つの目的にしか使えない。
Compared to a computer, a word processor has a single purpose.