くらべる

比べる

to compare; to make a comparison (between)

N5Common wordIchidan verb
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to compareto make a comparison (between)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to compete (on)to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

Conjugations

Present辞書形
比べる(くらべる)
Negativeない形
比べない(くらべない)
Pastた形
比べた(くらべた)
Past Negativeなかった形
比べなかった(くらべなかった)
Te-formて形
比べて(くらべて)

Example Sentences

翻訳を原文と比べてみよう。

Let's compare the translation with the original.

(ぼく)(あに)を比べないでください。

Please don't compare me with my brother.

父親に比べると(かれ)は深みがない。

Compared with his father, he is lacking in depth.

父親と比べると(かれ)は深みがない。

As compared with his father, he is lacking in depth.

彼女は一般と比べてはいい先生(せんせい)だ。

She is a good teacher, as teachers go.