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Learn JLPT N1 Grammar: にひきかえ (ni hikikae)

Learn JLPT N1 Grammar: にひきかえ (ni hikikae)

Meaning: compared to; in contrast to; unlike

How to use:
Verb (dictionary) + の + にひきかえ/ にひきかえて
Noun + (である)+ にひきかえ/ にひきかえて
な-adjective + な/である + にひきかえ/ にひきかえて
い-adjective + にひきかえ/ にひきかえて

Explain:
Used in the case of expressing a comparison with things, in which case it is completely opposite.

Example sentences:

1. 先日までのひどい天気にひきかえ、当日は晴れている。
senjitsu made no hidoi tenki ni hikikae, toujitsu wa harete iru.
In contrast to the bad weather yesterday, it’s sunny today.

2. 彼の給料は一ヶ月50万円だ。それにひきかえ僕の給料はなんと安いことか。
kare no kyuuryou wa ikkagetsu gojuu man’en da. sore ni hikikae boku no kyuuryou wa nanto yasui koto ka.
His monthly salary is 500.000 yen. How low mine is compared to that!

3. 停車場は奇妙に静かだ。それにひきかえ、車内はいやにざわついている。
teishajou wa kimyou ni shizuka da. sore ni hikikae, shanai wa iya ni zawatsuite iru.
In contrast to the quiet station, it’s awfully noisy inside the train.

4. 努力家の姉にひきかえ、弟は怠け者だ。
doryoku-ka no ane ni hikikae, otōto wa namakemonoda.
In contrast to the hard-worker sister, the younger brother is lazy.