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と、と、どちらが~

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と、と、どちらが~
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11.06.2025
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Meaning

Which is more C, A or B? Used to ask someone to compare two things or people.

Conjugation

(A)N + と + (B)N + と + どちら + が + (C)Adj/predicate: (A)Vplain + の + と + (B)Vplain + の + と + どちら + が + (C)Adj/predicate

Examples

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犬いぬと猫ねこと、どちらが好すきですか。
電車でんしゃとバスと、どちらが速はやいですか。
これとあれとでは、どちらが安やすいですか。
日本語にほんごと英語えいごと、どちらが難むずかしいですか。
歩あるくのと自転車じてんしゃで行いくのと、どちらが速はやいですか。
山田やまださんと田中たなかさんと、どちらが背せが高たかいですか。

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grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 食たべると飲のむと、どちらが好すきですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 食たべるのと飲のむのと、どちらが好すきですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: A verb must be turned into a noun with の (or こと) before と. Plain verbs cannot be joined directly with と in this pattern.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 犬いぬと猫ねこと、どちらを好すきですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 犬いぬと猫ねこと、どちらが好すきですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: 好すき takes が for the thing liked, and the question word どちら marks the thing being compared with が, not を.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: りんごとバナナとみかんと、どちらが好すきですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: りんごとバナナとみかんの中なかで、どれが一番いちばん好すきですか。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: どちら is only for choosing between two things. For three or more specific items, use どれ with 一番いちばん (use 何 for categories and 誰 for people).

Key points

Use it to compare exactly two items. The usual answer is 「Aのほうが〜です」. It is polite and neutral, and in casual speech どちら becomes どっち. A comma after the second と is optional, and 「AとBとでは」 is also possible. For three or more items, use 「どれが一番いちばん〜」 for specific things, 「何なにが一番いちばん〜」 for categories or types, or 「誰だれが一番いちばん〜」 for people.
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