| Chonin, merchant. | Tiesai, tiesō, small. |
| Yama, mountain. | Jobu, jobuni, strong. |
| Tori, bird. |
1. Watakusi no iye wa anata no (yours) yori ōkiwu gozarimasu. 2. Anata no niwa wa watakusi no yori tiesō gozarimasu. 3. Kono tori wa sono tori yori ōkiwu gozarimasu. 4. Anata wa kore (that) yori ōkina iye wo motteimasu ka. 5. Kono iye ga watakusi no ittiban ōkina iye de gozarimasu. 6. Watakusi no iye wa jobuni gozarimasu. 7. Anata no niwa wa watakusi no yori yō gozarimasu. 8. Anata no shomotu ga ittiban yō gozarimasu. 9. Anata no niwa ni tori ga orimasu ka. 10. Tori wa yama ni takusan orimasu. 11. Anata wa chonin de gozarimasu ka. 12. Watakusi wa chonin de gozarimasu. 13. Anata wa kore yori ōkina kutu wo motteimasu ka. 14. Kore ga ittiban ōkina kutu de gozarimasu.
LVI.
1. Your book is better than mine. 2. Have you a larger house than this? 3. This is my largest house. 4. My house is smaller than yours. 5 Have you larger boots than these? 6. These are my largest boots. 7. Are there many birds in the mountains? 8. There are many birds in the mountains. 9. Are you a merchant. 10. I am a merchant.
