〜わりに(は) (~wari ni (wa)) — considering / for
You expected one thing and got another — "for what it is…"
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「〜わりに(は)」says the result differs from what you would expect: 「この店、安いわりにおいしい」= for how cheap it is, this place is good (you'd expect cheap to mean poor).
- It works for good and bad alike: 「たくさん食べるわりに、太らない」.
How to attach
な-adjectives and nouns take な／の.
Versus what you know
N3It resembles 「〜にしては」but differs — にしては takes one specific yardstick (「初めてにしては」), while わりに works from general expectation.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
この店は、安いわりにおいしい。
このみせは、やすいわりにおいしい。
For how cheap it is, this place is good.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 安い is an い-adj → attach わりに straight to it → a result different from what you'd expect comes after.
彼はたくさん食べるわりに、太らない。
かれはたくさんたべるわりに、ふとらない。
For how much he eats, he doesn't put on weight.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 食べる is the plain form → attach わりに straight to it → a result opposite to what you'd expect comes after.
値段のわりに、品物がいい。
ねだんのわりに、しなものがいい。
For the price, the quality is good.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 値段 is a noun → attach の → then わりに → it means 'better than you'd expect from the price'.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「年の＿、元気ですね。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: Different from what you'd expect.
N + の + わりに = considering that.
What kind of result does 「〜わりに」take?
💡 Hint: Both 「太らない」and 「おいしい」.
It works for both good and bad results.
How does it differ from 「〜にしては」?
💡 Hint: 「初めてにしては」names an exact yardstick.
にしては takes a specific yardstick; わりに works from general expectation.
Your score: /3