N보다
Quick answer: N보다 means than — the thing you are measuring against.
How to form it
Put 보다 on the thing you compare against · usually together with 더 (more)
In Korean: 견주는 쪽에 보다를 붙입니다 보통 더와 같이 씁니다
What to know
보다 sits on the thing you are comparing against, not on the thing you are talking about. English puts «than» in the same place, but the word order is opposite — 「A는 B보다 크다」 is «A is bigger than B». 더 is optional and only adds emphasis.
Examples
- 이 치마가 저 치마보다 길어요.This skirt is longer than that one.
- 가죽이 면보다 무거워요.Leather is heavier than cotton.
- 오늘이 어제보다 더 추워요.Today is colder than yesterday.
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 2 (TOPIK I), Lesson 7: 이거보다 더 긴 거 있어요? — Do you have a longer one than this?. Also in the Level 2 book.
Practise N보다 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 2, Lesson 7 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.