さまざまなクラスの単語で less を使用します。動詞の後に less を使用しますが、他のすべての単語クラスの前に使用します。

【車の話】

This model consumes less fuel . ( less +名詞)

【バスにサイン】

Give up this seat to someone less able to stand. ( less +形容詞)

Second class post arrives less quickly than first class. ( less +副詞)

It costs less to go by bus than by train. (動詞 + less )

less は、単数の不可算名詞とともに単独で使用します。

You’ve got less chance of passing if you don’t work hard.

Small local shops can be more expensive and can have less choice .

冠詞 ( a/an, the )、指示詞 ( this, that )、所有格 ( my, your )、または代名詞 ( him, it ) の前に less を使用する場合は常に、次のものが必要 of 。

Doctors and nutritionists always seem to be telling us to eat less of the food we enjoy.

There was less of a crowd at the match today than at last week’s.

We see less of them since they moved away.

通常、名詞が理解されると、 less の後に名詞を省略します。

That’s too much pasta for me. Can I have less ? (パスタ少なめ)

何かの減少を強調するために、 less and less をよく使用します。

Ever since I met you, my work has seemed less and less important.

I’ve been sleeping less and less .