N3 — outside your level filter
write + rather than saying ...
kaku to iu yori
rather than saying ...; more like ...
心配というより、単に興味があるだけだよ。
shinpai to iu yori, tan ni kyoumi ga aru dake da yo.
It's not so much worry as just plain curiosity. casual
彼は優しいというより、少し甘いと思う。
kare wa yasashii to iu yori, sukoshi amai to omou.
I'd say he's less kind than a bit too soft on people. neutral
- dictionary form
- past
- negative
- negative + past
- noun
- colloquial