Decoded Slug: Noun とは比べものにならない (~to wa kurabemono ni naranai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Noun とは比べものにならない (~to wa kurabemono ni naranai)
Noun とは比べものにならない (~to wa kurabemono ni naranai)
Short explanation:
To indicate something is not comparable with; 'not comparable to', 'beyond comparison'.
Formation:
Noun + とは比べものにならない
Examples:
新しい車の速さは古い車とは比べ物にならない。
Atarashii kuruma no hayasa wa furui kuruma to wa kurabemono ni naranai.
The speed of the new car is not comparable to the old car.
彼の英語のうまさは私とは比べ物にならない。
Kare no eigo no umasa wa watashi to wa kurabemono ni naranai.
His English skill is not comparable to mine.
日本の技術は他の国とは比べ物にならない。
Nihon no gijutsu wa hoka no kuni to wa kurabemono ni naranai.
Japan's technology is not comparable to other countries'.
今回の地震の被害は前回とは比べものにならない。
Konkai no jishin no higai wa zenkai to wa kurabemono ni naranai.
The damage from this earthquake is not comparable to the previous one.
Long explanation:
The とは比べものにならない grammar point is used when we want to express that something is incomparably superior or different to the extent that comparing it with something else is meaningless. It is usually used in circumstances where the comparison is overwhelmingly in favor of one side.
