modality N1 uncommon casualwritten
〜とは比べものにならない — cannot be compared with ~
〜とは比べものにならない ・ とはくらべものにならない
Meaning
- is in a different league from ~ / cannot be compared with ~ — the gap is so great that comparison is meaningless
Key sentence
今のスマホは、昔の携帯とは比べものにならない。
Today's smartphones are in a completely different league from the old mobile phones.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun + とは | N + とは比べものにならない | 以前とは / 他社製品とは |
Examples
彼の実力は、私などとは比べものにならない。
His ability is beyond any comparison with the likes of me.
この痛みは、前回とは比べものにならないほどひどい。
This pain is incomparably worse than last time.
新型は、性能が旧型とは比べものにならない。
The new model's performance is in a different class from the old one's.
Easily confused with
〜より より ranks two things on a shared scale ('A is bigger than B'). とは比べものにならない says the two are so far apart that ranking them is pointless — one utterly outclasses the other. 〜と同じくらい Opposite end of the comparison scale. と同じくらい = 'about the same as ~' (comparable). とは比べものにならない = the gap is too large to compare at all.
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