Korean grammar · Level 4 · 4급
N에 비해(서) · N에 비하면 · V-는 것에 비해(서)
Compared with N
Taught in Level 4, Unit 3: Spending and saving
spending, prices and habits only mean something next to something else — last month, other shops, other cities. At Level 2 you compared with N보다. This is the version that fits statements of fact and reports, and it can also compare a whole situation.
Example
작년 겨울에 비해 올겨울은 덜 춥네요.
Compared with last winter, this winter is less cold.

The full explanation is in the unit · part of the Level 4 Pass, opening soon · Level 4, Unit 3
Spending and saving
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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