Teach Us, Teacher
Expression of comparison using NO HÔ GA and YORI (Lesson 32)
In Japanese, there are no comparative forms of adjectives. So, we express comparison by using YORI (than), and NO HÔ GA (more, better).Thailand is generally hotter than Japan. Let’s consider what to say, when we want to say "Thailand is hotter than Japan" in Japanese. "Thailand" is TAI. "Japan" is NIHON. The adjective, "hot," is ATSUI.

We can also use NO HÔ GA (more, better) to say the same. Here, we start with TAI and add NO HÔ GA, and say TAI NO HÔ GA. Then, we say NIHON (Japan) and add YORI, and say NIHON YORI. Now, "hot" is ATSUI. So "Thailand is hotter than Japan" is TAI NO HÔ GA NIHON YORI ATSUI DESU.