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N1

~限りだ

Expresses an extreme degree of emotion or reaction; 'I feel so ~', 'as ~ as can be'.

At a glance

~限かぎりだ expresses a very strong feeling: "I feel so ~", "I couldn't be more ~". It attaches to adjectives of emotion and usually describes the speaker's own feelings.

い-adjective + 限りだ
な-adjective + な + 限りだ

合格ごうかくできて、嬉うれしい限かぎりです。 I'm so happy that I passed.


How to form it

Attaches to Form Example
い-adjective dictionary form + 限りだ 嬉うれしい限かぎりだ
な-adjective stem + な + 限りだ 残念ざんねんな限かぎりだ
Polite 限りです 寂さびしい限かぎりです
Past 限りだった / 限りでした 心細こころぼそい限かぎりだった

It usually follows adjectives of feeling such as 嬉うれしい, 寂さびしい, 羨うらやましい, 恥はずかしい, 心細こころぼそい and 残念ざんねんな.

Examples

  • 彼女かのじょが急きゅうに辞やめてしまって、寂さびしい限かぎりだ。

    She suddenly quit, and I feel so lonely.

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