ISORI

〜限(かぎ)り

JLPT N3:

as long as / as far as

Sets a limit: "as long as X" (while a condition holds), or "as far as X" (to the limit of what you know or can do).

How to form it

  • "As long as": plain form + 限(かぎ)り: 生(い)きている限(かぎ)り (as long as I live).
  • With a negative, it means "unless": 雨(あめ)が降(ふ)らない限(かぎ)り (unless it rains).
  • "As far as": with verbs of knowing, seeing and hearing: 私(わたし)が知(し)る限(かぎ)り (as far as I know).
  • できる限(かぎ)り means "as much as possible".

Examples

私(わたし)が知(し)る限(かぎ)り、彼(かれ)は親切(しんせつ)だ。

As far as I know, he's kind.

生(い)きている限(かぎ)り、頑張(がんば)ります。

As long as I live, I'll keep trying.

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