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[まさ()····おと()···]
masarutomootoranai
expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[まさ()····おと()···]
masarutomootoranai

Root Words:

[まさ()·る + と + も + おと()···]
masaru + to + mo + otoranai

English Meaning(s) for 優るとも劣らない

expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)

Meanings for each kanji in 優るとも劣らない

» tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness
» inferiority; be inferior to; be worse

Stroke Order Diagrams for 優るとも劣らない

Conjugations for 優るとも劣らない

Adjective stem
[まさ()····おと()··]
masarutomootorana
te-form
[まさ()····おと()····]
masarutomootoranakute
Adverbial Form
[まさ()····おと()···]
masarutomootoranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[まさ()····おと()···]
masarutomootoranai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[まさ()····おと()·····]
masarutomootoranakunai
Past Indicative Form
[まさ()····おと()·····]
masarutomootoranakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[まさ()····おと()·······]
masarutomootoranakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[まさ()····おと()·····]
masarutomootoranakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[まさ()····おと()······]
masarutomootoranakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[まさ()····おと()···]
masarutomootoranasa

Sample Sentences for 優るとも劣らない

This book is not less amusing than that one.

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