Japanese phrase
___のほうが長いです。 ___ no hō ga naga i de su
Meaning
___ is the longer one.
When to use it
Compares two things and says that one has greater length.
Example dialogue
どちらのえんぴつが長いですか？ do chi ra no e n pi tsu ga naga i de su ka
Which pencil is longer?
このえんぴつのほうが長いです。 ko no e n pi tsu no hō ga naga i de su
This pencil is the longer one.