助詞「くらい」. An adverbial particle derived from the noun 位 indicating an approximate quantity or extent. Also appears in the form ぐらい; please use this tag for ぐらい as well.
Questions tagged [particle-くらい]
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Which verb does くらい modify in this sentence?
Which verb does the phrase ending with くらい modify in the following sentence?
気の遠くなるくらい むこうにある何か見つめて
Does it modify the ある or the 見つめる?
So is it
He is staring at something that is overwhelmingly far away, ...
or
He is staring at something far…
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Meaning of 〜くらいには and a tricky sentence
I am trying to figure out the meaning of a difficult sentence:
しかしそういう主観に支配されるくらいには、彼女との出会いが気の置けない友達と会うようなものではないことを僕は理解していた
My main issue here is with the expression "くらいには" and what it means in this context. A secondary issue is the word 主観,…
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What comes after this くらい
In the sentence 燕もよくやるって他人事のように感じてしまうくらい in the below passage I am unclear as to what the implied bit after くらい is. The bit that confused me is that there is a full stop after くらい but then she continues on describing the way she has acted towards 燕,…
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What does 日曜日ぐらい mean in the following sentence?
日曜日ぐらいは家族とともに過ごしたい。
I have looked it up 2 dictionaries and a number of JLPT grammar exercise books but have not figured out what usage of ぐらい this is. Could somebody help and explain please?
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what the grammar ことぐらい mean
I bump up in in sentence on manga
僕とじゃ釣り合わないことぐらい
I guess the translation is that I am not fit for
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