Japanese phrase
___のほうが多いです。 ___ no hō ga ō i de su
Meaning
There are more ___.
When to use it
Says that one group contains more items. This phrase compares quantities in a simple and polite way during everyday conversations.
Example dialogue
赤いえんぴつと青いえんぴつ、どちらが多いですか？ aka i e n pi tsu to ao i e n pi tsu do chi ra ga ō i de su ka
Which do we have more of, red pencils or blue pencils?
赤いえんぴつのほうが多いです。 aka i e n pi tsu no hō ga ō i de su
There are more red pencils.