Take a look at this comparison :<\/p>\n
(1) \u3053\u306e\u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044\u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c\u305d\u306e\u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3088\u308a\u5b89\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = This cell phone is cheaper than that cell phone<\/p>\n (\u3053\u306e<\/strong> = this. \u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/strong> = cell phone. \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c <\/strong>= more. \u305d\u306e<\/strong> = that. \u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044<\/strong> = cell phone. \u3088\u308a<\/strong> = than. \u3084\u3059\u3044<\/strong>\/\u5b89\u3044<\/strong> = cheap.\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = is)<\/p>\n Here, the grammatical pattern was : noun1 + \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong> + noun2 + \u3088\u308a<\/strong> + adjective<\/p>\n Now take a look at this sentence :<\/p>\n (2) \u305d\u306e\u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3088\u308a\u3053\u306e\u3051\u305f\u3044\u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c\u5b89\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = This cell phone is cheaper than that cell phone<\/p>\n As you can see, both sentences mean but same, but have different constructions. In this sentence, \u3088\u308a<\/strong> and \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong> has been switched in the sentence. From this example you can conclude that it doesn’t matter which noun comes first or second in the sentence, it’s the noun in which \u3088\u308a<\/strong> or \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong> is attached to, that matters. Since “this cell phone” precedes \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong>, it means that “this cell phone” will have the cheaper attribute. Therefore, it’s also\u00a0okay to have the grammatical pattern : noun1 + \u3088\u308a<\/strong> + noun2 + \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong> + adjective. Just make sure that the attribute that you want expressed as taller, faster, smarter, better, etc. is placed right before \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Now compare these two sentences :<\/p>\n (1) \u30d0\u30b9\u3088\u308a\u65b0\u5e79\u7dda\u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c\u901f\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = The bullet train is faster than the bus<\/p>\n (\u30d0\u30b9<\/strong> = bus. \u3088\u308a<\/strong> = than. \u3057\u3093\u304b\u3093\u305b\u3093<\/strong>\/\u65b0\u5e79\u7dda<\/strong> = bullet train. \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c <\/strong>= more. \u306f\u3084\u3044<\/strong>\/\u901f\u3044<\/strong> = fast. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = is)<\/p>\n So now take a look at this sentence :<\/p>\n (2) \u65b0\u5e79\u7dda\u306f\u30d0\u30b9\u3088\u308a\u901f\u3044\u3067\u3059<\/strong> = The bullet train is faster than the bus.<\/p>\n The second sentence doesn’t contain the word \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong>. With the\u00a0first sentence, the addition of \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c<\/strong> implies that the listener thinks that the bullet train is faster than the bus. However, the second sentence implies that the bullet train is really faster than the bus. The second sentence implies that this is a fact, not just an opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Take a look at this comparison : (1) \u3053\u306e\u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044\u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c\u305d\u306e\u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3088\u308a\u5b89\u3044\u3067\u3059 = This cell phone is cheaper than that cell phone (\u3053\u306e = this. \u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044 = cell phone. \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c = more. \u305d\u306e = that. \u3051\u3044\u305f\u3044 = cell phone. \u3088\u308a = than. \u3084\u3059\u3044\/\u5b89\u3044 = cheap.\u3067\u3059 = is) Here, the grammatical pattern was : noun1 + \u306e\u307b\u3046\u304c + noun2…<\/p>\n