例える
たとえる
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 例えるたとえる | 例えますたとえます |
| Negative | 例えないたとえない | 例えませんたとえません |
| Past | 例えたたとえた | 例えましたたとえました |
| Past negative | 例えなかったたとえなかった | 例えませんでしたたとえませんでした |
| Te-form | 例えてたとえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 例えられるたとえられる |
| Passive | 例えられるたとえられる |
| Causative | 例えさせるたとえさせる |
| Volitional | 例えようたとえよう |
| Imperative | 例えろたとえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 例えればたとえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 例えたらたとえたら |
Example sentences
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Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.
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Life is often compared to a journey.
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Life is often compared to a voyage.
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It will be easier to understand if you give an example.
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Some people compare life to a story.
More examples (10)
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Life has often been compared to climbing a mountain.
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Making poor comparisons will just make your explanation more confusing.
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We often compare life to a journey.
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Death is often compared to sleep.
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Some people compare life to a stage.
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People sometimes compare death to sleep.
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The poet compared death to sleep.
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Poets have compared life to a voyage.
何かにたとえられないでしょうか。
Can't we use a simile here?
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People sometimes compare death to sleep.