比べる

くらべる

To compare, to contrast

N4verb·kuraberu

How to remember it

比 means "compare"; add べる to make it the act of weighing things side by side.

Example sentences

  • 二つの品物を比べてみた。

    ふたつのしなものをくらべてみた。

    I compared the two items.

  • 昔と今を比べる。

    むかしといまをくらべる。

    Compare the past with the present.

Usage

Transitive verb for comparing two or more things, usually with を.

Related words

比較比べ物競う違う

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