Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 7: 15/17

にもまして

Even -er than, Even more than, More than anything, More than anybody, More than ever

Structure

Noun + にもまして
何(なに)にもまして
誰(だれ)にもまして
いつにもまして

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況して・増して

About にもまして

にもまして is a structure used to imply that something has surpassed a certain point, and will be used particularly when that thing was at a consistent level in the past, but has now risen. Common translations include 'more than ever, (B)', or 'even more than (A), (B)'.
にもまして is simply a combination of the case-marking particle に, the adverbial particle も 'even', and the て-form of the う-Verb 増(ま)す 'to increase'. The に will be attached to a noun which it is marking as the comparison point from which 増(ま)す indicates an increase or growth. This means that the literal translation is simply 'even increasing from (A), (B)'.
  • 今年(ことし)は去年(きょねん)にもまして、湿気(しっけ)が高(たか)い。
    This year is even more humid than last year.
  • ちゃんと薬(くすり)を飲(の)んで体(からだ)を休(やす)ませたのに、昨日(きのう)にもまして腹痛(ふくつう)がひどい。
    I took the proper medication and rested my body, but my stomach ache is even worse than yesterday.
This pattern will regularly follow words like 誰(だれ) 'who', 何(なに) 'what', or いつ 'when'. In these cases, (A) is just being expressed as 'anyone', 'anything', or 'ever', rather than something more specific.
  • 斎藤(さいとう)くんは誰(だれ)にもまして仕事(しごと)を一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)やってくれるからものすごく助かっている。
    Saito-kun works harder than anyone else, so he is very helpful.
  • このプロジェクトを成功(せいこう)させることは、何(なに)にもまして大切(たいせつ)なんだ。
    Succeeding in this project is more important than anything else.
  • 彼女(かのじょ)はいつにもまして輝(かがや)いている。
    She is shining brighter than ever.

Examples

  • 利用者(りようしゃ)は大(だい)企業(きぎょう)が常(つね)に大量(たいりょう)のデータ収集(しゅうしゅう)する時代(じだい)にこれまでにもまして自分(じぶん)プライバシーを気(き)にせざるを得(え)ない。

    In this age when large companies constantly gathering data, users cannot help but pay even more attention to their privacy than before.

  • 日本(にっぽん)の夏(なつ)は常(つね)に蒸(む)し暑(あつ)いことで知(し)られている。だが今年(ことし)は例年(れいねん)にもまして湿度(しつど)が高(たか)くなっている。

    Summers in Japan are known for being sultry. But the humidity is even higher than average this year.

  • 全(すべ)ての選手(せんしゅ)が本当(ほんとう)に奮闘(ふんとう)したが、はいろさんに至(いた)っては、誰(だれ)にもまして情熱(じょうねつ)を燃(も)やした。

    All of the team members are making an all-out effort, but when it comes to Hairo-san, he burns with passion even more than anyone else.

  • 社会(しゃかい)の情報化(じょうほうか)が進(すす)むにつれ、会社(かいしゃ)は従来(じゅうらい)にもましてセキュリティ上(じょう)の危険(きけん)にさらされるようになった。

    With the informatization of the society, companies have come to be exposed to security risks even more than before.

  • 親(おや)として、何(なに)にもましてうちの子供(こども)が健(すこ)やかに成長(せいちょう)できるように願(ねが)う。

    As a parent, even more than anything else, I wish for my children to grow up healthy.

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