Rune Forge#26
N1Pattern 26
〜にもまして
Formula:
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Examples & key points
今年は例年にもまして暑いです。
Kotoshi wa reinen ni mo mashite atsui desu.
This year is hotter than the usual run of years.
にもまして means more than that, where that was already high
以前にもまして忙しくなりました。
Izen ni mo mashite isogashiku narimashita.
I have become busier than before.
Against より, it implies the baseline was already high
何にもまして は最上級の言い方です。
Nani ni mo mashite wa saijōkyū no iikata desu.
何にもまして is the superlative form of it.
It means more than anything, naming what you value most
