Explanation
Use "more + adjective + than" to compare two things. We often use it with longer adjectives like "expensive," "interesting," and "comfortable."
For example, "This bag is more expensive than that one." Here, "This bag" is the first thing we compare. "is" links the subject to the adjective. "more expensive" shows the higher price. "than that one" introduces the second thing. In Japanese, you often say "あのバッグよりこちらのバッグのほうが高い". English uses "than" after the comparative, not "more ..." alone.
「more + 形容詞 + than」で、2つのものを比べます。よく "expensive"、"interesting"、"comfortable" のような長めの形容詞に使います。
たとえば "This bag is more expensive than that one." では、"This bag" が比べる1つ目のものです。"is" は主語と形容詞をつなぎます。"more expensive" で「より高い」を表し、"than that one" で2つ目のものを示します。日本語では「こちらのバッグはあのバッグより高い」と言えますが、英語では比較級のあとに "than" を入れます。
Examples
- This bag is more expensive than that one. このバッグはあのバッグより高いです。
- Your idea is more interesting than mine. あなたの考えは私の考えよりおもしろいです。
- Is this road more direct than the highway? この道は高速道路より近道ですか。
- Winter in Hokkaido is more beautiful than I expected. 北海道の冬は思っていたより美しいです。
- This sofa is not more comfortable than the chair. このソファはあの椅子より快適ではありません。
- Her answer was more careful than his. 彼女の答えは彼の答えより慎重でした。
Common Mistakes
Japanese learners often say "This bag is expensiver than that one." or forget "than," like "This bag is more expensive that one." The correct form is "This bag is more expensive than that one." Use "more + adjective + than" for the comparison.
日本語話者は "This bag is expensiver than that one." のように "-er" を付けすぎたり、"than" を忘れて "This bag is more expensive that one." と言ったりしがちです。正しくは "This bag is more expensive than that one." です。比較するときは "more + 形容詞 + than" の形にします。