Would rather is used to show preference for one thing over another, for example: I would rather eat fish tonight. In this sentence ‘would rather’ means ‘would prefer’. You could also say I would prefer to eat fish tonight.

Would rather than example?

We use “would rather” to describe a preference of one thing compared to another thing. Examples: He would rather watch TV than read a book. She would rather be a nurse than be a teacher.

Would rather would sooner examples?

same subject (+ base form)different subject (+ past simple clause)I’d rather stay at home than go out tonight.I’d rather you stayed at home tonight.I’d rather not go out tonight.I’d rather you didn’t go out tonight