Commonly Confused
איך להגות than מול then
ניגוד פונטי מרכזי
‘Then’ (⁄ðɛn⁄) refers to time or consequence, while ‘than’ (⁄ðæn⁄ or ⁄ðən⁄) is used strictly for comparisons.
הבדל: Vowel nucleus: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄ (or weak ⁄ə⁄)
מילה 1דף מילה מלא➔
than
⁄ðæn⁄
הברות
THAN
הגדרה:
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
“Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.”
“He was happy then.”
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שאלות נפוצות: than מול then
Difference between than and then?
‘Then’ (⁄ðɛn⁄) refers to time or consequence, while ‘than’ (⁄ðæn⁄ or ⁄ðən⁄) is used strictly for comparisons.
Syllable stress in than vs then?
"than" has 1 syllables (than). "then" has 1 syllables (then).
Why are than and then easily confused?
Vowel nucleus: ⁄ɛ⁄ vs ⁄æ⁄ (or weak ⁄ə⁄)
Example sentences for than and then?
"than": Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless. "then": He was happy then.