比べる (Kuraberu) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto compare; to make a comparison (between)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)occ. written as 競べる
Examples
彼らは古い車と比べた。
They compared the new car with the old one.
君は彼女と比べて勤勉だ。
Unlike her, you are diligent.
翻訳を原文と比べてみよう。
Let's compare the translation with the original.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).