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[mamei]

Hi,

i would like to know how to use "than"

is this sentence common??

「this pen is shorter than i always uses.」


thanks


asami

[Mister Micawber]

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This pen is shorter than the one I always use.

Than is a conjunction used for comparisons:

Today seems longer than yesterday.
I can walk farther than I can run.
I can walker farther than he can.
I can walk farther than he.
I am taller than he.

Than can also be considered a preposition:

I am taller than him.
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