How to form a comparative adjective?


How to form a comparative adjective in Japanese (e.g. colder, warmer, deeper,
higher)? Does it need to be compared to something?




You can also use の方{ほう}が + adj for doing comparisons. It doesn't explicitly
need another item to be compared to:

> これのほうが高いです  
>  This one is more expensive

If you do need something to compare to, it can be used in conjunction with より:

> りんごのほうがオレンジよりおいしいです  
>  Apples taste better than oranges

Or you can even leave のほうが out, like Yuuichi Tam's answer says, in order to
imply the superior object and just state which object was inferior.

You also can use the adverb もっと to make an adjective comparative, but this
just means "to a higher degree"; it's not used to compare to other things.

> もっと速く!  
>  Faster!




You can also use の方{ほう}が + adj for doing comparisons. It doesn't explicitly
need another item to be compared to:

> これのほうが高いです  
>  This one is more expensive

If you do need something to compare to, it can be used in conjunction with より:

> りんごのほうがオレンジよりおいしいです  
>  Apples taste better than oranges

Or you can even leave のほうが out, like Yuuichi Tam's answer says, in order to
imply the superior object and just state which object was inferior.

You also can use the adverb もっと to make an adjective comparative, but this
just means "to a higher degree"; it's not used to compare to other things.

> もっと速く!  
>  Faster!

