Nuance & Usage
比べる means checking differences or similarities between two or more things. It is common when choosing products, methods, or options.
Common Mistakes
Learners may overuse 違う instead of 比べる. 違う states a difference, while 比べる is the action of comparing.
Example Sentences (3)
1
この二つの店の値段を比べました。
このふたつのみせのねだんをくらべました。
I compared the prices of these two stores.
2
去年と今年の成績を比べてみましょう。
きょねんとことしのせいせきをくらべてみましょう。
Let's compare last year's and this year's results.
3
いくつかの案を比べてから決めます。
いくつかのあんをくらべてからきめます。
I will decide after comparing several proposals.
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