Gramática del JLPT N3 (kurai / gurai)

Significado

approximately; about; around; to the extent~

Cómo se usa

Verb (casual form) くらい
ぐらい
Noun
な-adjective + な
い-adjective
kurai gurai くらい ぐらい jlpt n3 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Aprende gramática del idioma Japonés: (kurai / gurai). Significado: approximately; about; around; to the extent~;

Both of these are interchangeable and there are two main ways that they can be used:

Meaning 1) Describing an approximate amount

Approximate a certain size or amount of something. For example, how much money, how many people, how big, etc… Let’s look at a basic example:

ima wa hyaku nin kurai ga heya ni iru.

There are approximately 100 people in the room now.

Meaning 2) Assess or compare the quality/level of something

This grammar point can be used to compare two objects as being equal, for example saying that item [A] is of the same level as item [B].

Alternatively, it can also be used to say that something of a high or low / level.

Let’s look at some examples:

kanojo ga watashi to onaji kurai se ga takai n da.

My girlfriend is about the same height as me.

High level (praising) NOTE for very high level items, you should use instead.

karee ga daisuki. Mai nichi tabetai kurai da.

I love curry so much (high level) that I could eat it every day.

Low Level (disregard)

konna kantanna koto kurai, dare demo dekiru.

This task is so simple (low level), anybody could do it.


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Ejemplo #1

どれくらいにほんにすんでいますか?
dore kurai nihon ni sundeimasu ka?
How long have you been living in Japan?
Ejemplo #2

どのぐらいれんしゅうしたんですか?
dono gurai renshuu shitan desu ka?
About how long did you practice?
Ejemplo #3

しけんがむずかしくて、なきたいくらいだ。
shiken ga muzukashikute, nakitai kurai da.
The test was so difficult, I felt like I wanted to cry.
Ejemplo #4

おきゃくさまはどのぐらいいますか?
okyaku sama wa dono gurai imasu ka?
About how many customers are there?
Ejemplo #5

いえからえきまでじてんしゃで20ぷんぐらいかかります。
ie kara eki made jitensha de nijuu pun gurai kakarimasu.
It takes about 20 minutes from my house to the station by bicycle.
Ejemplo #6

にほんごどれぐらいはなせますか?
nihongo dore gurai hanasemasu ka?
How much Japanese can you speak?
Ejemplo #7

どのくらいかいがいにいましたか?
dono kurai kaigai ni imashita ka?
About how long were you abroad?
Ejemplo #8

きょうくらいはかぞくとすごそう。
kyou kurai wa kazoku to sugosou.
Let's at least spend today together as a family.

Vocabulario

Kanji Kana English
部屋 へや room
彼女 かのじょ girlfriend
height
毎日 まいにち every day
簡単な かんたんな easy
誰でも だれでも anyone
お客様 おきゃくさま Customer(s)
試験 しけん Exam
難しい むずかしい difficult
泣きたい なきたい want to cry
練習 れんしゅう practice
いえ home
えき station
自転車 じてんしゃ bicycle
海外 かいがい abroad
住む すむ to live
家族 かぞく family
過ごす すごす to spend

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