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X ga i’i desu. X is better.
Y yori X no hō ga i’i desu. X is better than Y.

When comparing three items or more, you can specify the items compared by
saying “X no naka de “among X (the group)”, or list each member of the group

like X to Y to Z no naka de “among X, Y, and Z”. The question word is dore,
dare, doko, etc., depending on the items being compared, and the word ichi-ban
indicates the superlative.
Kono naka de dore ga ichi-ban i’i desu ka.
Among these, which is the best?

X to Y to Z no naka de dore ga ichi-ban i’i desu ka.
Which is the best among X, Y, and Z?
X ga ichiban i’i desu.
X is the best.

GRAMMAR NOTE Dō “How”

Dō literally means “how” and it is part of the ko-so-a-do set with kō, sō, a’ a and

dō.
Onamae wa dō kaku n desu How do you write your name?
ka.

– Kō kaku n desu. You write it this way.

There are several expressions that include dō, whose meanings are hard to guess
directly from the original meaning of dō. Let’s review them.
Dō mo. Thank you.

Dō shita no. What’s wrong?
Dō yatte. How

Dō shite Why

Dō suru? How to solve it?

PATTERN PRACTICE 7

Cue: Takushī ga hayai desu ne.

A taxi is fast, right?
Response: Ie, takusī yori densha no hō ga hayai desu yo.