What is 方 used for in 早く行った方が良かったでしょう?


  * 早く行った方が良かったでしょう。

Here, if we take it apart we shall have:

  * 早く(Adverb) 行った(Verb, Past tense) 方(?) が(GA, Subject particle) 良かったでしょう(Verb, Past tense) 。

What is the function of 方 in this position? I've read that it can be suffix,
suffix of what?




A方{ほう}がB means "more B if A" or "B-er if A":

> 早く行った **方が良かった** でしょう。  
>  It _would have been better_ [more good] if (we/you/I etc) had gone early,
> would it not?

The 方 here indicates a direction/side when comparing 2 or more things, in this
case implying going early would have been better than going later.




A方{ほう}がB means "more B if A" or "B-er if A":

> 早く行った **方が良かった** でしょう。  
>  It _would have been better_ [more good] if (we/you/I etc) had gone early,
> would it not?

The 方 here indicates a direction/side when comparing 2 or more things, in this
case implying going early would have been better than going later.

