Sana nazaran, Tom sadece bir çocuk.
- Compared to you, Tom is just a kid.
Düne nazaran bugün hava daha güzel.
- Compared to yesterday, the weather is better today.
Tom sınıfta Mary'nin yanında oturdu.
- Tom sat next to Mary in class.
Temizlik, dindarlığın yanındadır.
- Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Kitabı neredeyse bedava aldı.
- She bought the book for next to nothing.
O konuda neredeyse hiçbir şey bilmiyor.
- He knows next to nothing about the issue.
It is a great improvement as compared with what it was last year.
- Es ist ein gewaltiger Fortschritt im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr.
It has greatly improved compared with what it was.
- Es hat gewaltige Fortschritte gemacht im Vergleich zu früher.