than

Mane (English)

Conj

1. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
2. (obsolete) Because; for.

Prep

introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

Adv

At that time; then.

Synonyms

from

about

that

to

more than

before

but

as

compared to

save

since

still

unless

up to

when

where

rather than

apart from

except

in comparison with

more

of

other

out of

rather

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ðæn/

Etîmolojî (English)

Inherited from Middle English: than

Inherited from Old English: þanne

Cognate with holendî: dan

Cognate with almanî: denn

Cognate with almanî: dann

In summary

From Middle English than, thanne, from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then, since, because”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that, at that time, then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“than”), German denn (“than”), German dann (“then”). Doublet of then.

Hevok

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Kevirên firînê ji vî mirovî pirtir ji wan dizanin an difikirin.

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Wî dîsa li Plaza vala mêze kir, ji berê kêmtir bêhêvî ye.

It is a register of the title rather than a register of deeds .

Ew ji bilî qeydkirina karên sernavê sernavê ye.

And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have .

Û murmur ji viya hêsantir dirêjtir bû.

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

Ew ji kargêriyek dorpêçkirî an darek ku li seranserê rê tê şewitandin ne balkêştir bû.

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .

Lêbelê ew ji stratejiya rojane bêtir ji polemîk re eleqedar bû.

Similar to "SimTown", it is targeted more towards children than the average player .

Wekî "Simtown", ew ji zarokan re ji lîstika navînî bêtir tête armanc kirin.

It is generally less error-prone than using the built-in " switch to " command .

Ew bi gelemperî xeletiya kêm-çewt e ji karanîna fermana "guhêrbar a".