kurai くらい
Particle meaning: about, approximately, as... as, to the extent of..., only, at least, enough... to (do)
gurai can be used in place of kurai.
1. After noun expressing quantity/length
十冊くらい日本語の本を買いました。
Jussatsu kurai nihongo no hon o kaimashita.
I bought about ten Japanese language books.
彼女はオーストラリアに三ヶ月くらいいました。
Kanojo wa oosutoraria ni san kagetsu kurai imashita.
She was in Australia for about three months.
毎日一時間くらいは勉強しなければならない。
Mainichi ichi jikan kurai wa benkyou shinakereba naranai.
One must study at least one hour every day.
(kurau + wa means: at least)
2. After noun
誰もあなたくらい上手にテニスができません。
Dare mo anata kurai jouzu ni tenisu ga dekimasen.
Nobody can play tennis as well as you.
それができるはあなたくらいです。
Sore ga dekiru no wa anata kurai desu.
You are the only one who can do it.
3. After demonstrative pronoun
それくらい私でも分かります。
Sore kurai watashi demo wakarimasu.
Even I can understand that much.
これくらいいい辞書は買った方がいい。
Kore kurai ii jisho wa katta hou ga ii.
It's better to buy a dictionary as good as this one.
4. After dono
これはどのくらいしますか。
Kore wa dono kurai shimasu ka.
How much does this cost?
駅までどのくらいかかりますか。
Eki made dono kurai kakarimasu ka.
How long does it take to the station?
一週間にどのくらい喫茶店に行きますか。
Isshuukan ni dono kurai kissaten ni ikimasu ka.
How often do you go to a coffee shop in a week?
5. After dictionary form of verb
この本は子供が読めるくらいやさしいです。
Kono hon wa kodomo ga yomeru kurai yasashii desu.
This book is easy enough for a child to read.
6. After nai-form of potential verb
今日はとても我慢できないくらい寒いです。
Kyou wa totemo gaman dekinai kurai samui desu.
It is so cold today that I can't endure it. (It is colder than I can endure today.)
もう歩けないくらい疲れた。
Mou arukenai kurai tsukareta.
I am tired to the extent that I can't walk any more. (I am too tired to walk any more.)
-> See also: dono kurai, hodo
gurai can be used in place of kurai.
十冊くらい日本語の本を買いました。
Jussatsu kurai nihongo no hon o kaimashita.
I bought about ten Japanese language books.
彼女はオーストラリアに三ヶ月くらいいました。
Kanojo wa oosutoraria ni san kagetsu kurai imashita.
She was in Australia for about three months.
毎日一時間くらいは勉強しなければならない。
Mainichi ichi jikan kurai wa benkyou shinakereba naranai.
One must study at least one hour every day.
(kurau + wa means: at least)
2. After noun
誰もあなたくらい上手にテニスができません。
Dare mo anata kurai jouzu ni tenisu ga dekimasen.
Nobody can play tennis as well as you.
それができるはあなたくらいです。
Sore ga dekiru no wa anata kurai desu.
You are the only one who can do it.
3. After demonstrative pronoun
それくらい私でも分かります。
Sore kurai watashi demo wakarimasu.
Even I can understand that much.
これくらいいい辞書は買った方がいい。
Kore kurai ii jisho wa katta hou ga ii.
It's better to buy a dictionary as good as this one.
4. After dono
これはどのくらいしますか。
Kore wa dono kurai shimasu ka.
How much does this cost?
駅までどのくらいかかりますか。
Eki made dono kurai kakarimasu ka.
How long does it take to the station?
一週間にどのくらい喫茶店に行きますか。
Isshuukan ni dono kurai kissaten ni ikimasu ka.
How often do you go to a coffee shop in a week?
5. After dictionary form of verb
この本は子供が読めるくらいやさしいです。
Kono hon wa kodomo ga yomeru kurai yasashii desu.
This book is easy enough for a child to read.
6. After nai-form of potential verb
今日はとても我慢できないくらい寒いです。
Kyou wa totemo gaman dekinai kurai samui desu.
It is so cold today that I can't endure it. (It is colder than I can endure today.)
もう歩けないくらい疲れた。
Mou arukenai kurai tsukareta.
I am tired to the extent that I can't walk any more. (I am too tired to walk any more.)
-> See also: dono kurai, hodo
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