去年に比べれば今年はかなり楽だった

N5 去年 kyonen last year N5 今年 kotoshi this year

N4 去 kyo, ko / sa.ru, -sa.ru gone, past, quit N5 年 nen / toshi year, counter for years, année N2 比 hi / kura.beru compare, race, ratio N5 今 kon, kin / ima now, maintenant, ahora N4 楽 gaku, raku, gou / tano.shii, tano.shimu, kono.mu music, comfort, ease

N4 〜ば ba Indicates a hypothetical condition, attaches to verb or adjective, means if it happens then N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information