Example sentences
Formation
(i) {Noun/Demonstrative pronoun} | にひきかえ | |
健康な母にひきかえ | In contrast to my healthy mother | |
{これ/それ}にひきかえ | In contrast to this/that | |
(ii) {V/Adjectiveい} informal | のにひきかえ | |
勉強がよくできるのにひきかえ | Someone is academically gifted, while ~ | |
部屋が広いのにひきかえ | The room is spacious, while ~ | |
(iii) {Adjectiveなstem/ Noun} | {な/だった}のにひきかえ | |
便利なのにひきかえ | Something is convenient, while ~ | |
父は大学教授だったのにひきかえ | My father was a college professor, while ~ |