～限りだ

When to use

限りだ: I feel so very (嬉しい限りだ), the speaker's own feeling.

Explanation

The ～限りだ structure is often used with adjectives describing the speaker's emotion, highlighting how strongly the speaker feels. Translations often include 'I’m as ~ as can be,' 'I feel so ~.'

• 彼女かのじょが急きゅうに辞やめてしまった。驚おどろきの限かぎりだ。

  She suddenly quit. I'm as shocked as can be.

  Kanojo ga kyuu ni yamete shimatta. Odoroki no kagiri da.

• 息子むすこが成功せいこうした。嬉うれしい限かぎりだ。

  My son succeeded. I'm so happy.

  Musuko ga seikou shita. Ureshii kagiri da.

• こんなに綺麗きれいな花はなが見みられるなんて、幸しあわせの限かぎりだ。

  I'm as happy as can be to see such beautiful flowers.

  Konna ni kirei na hana ga mirareru nante, shiawase no kagiri da.

• 試験しけんに合格ごうかくできて、ほっとした限かぎりだ。

  I passed the exam—what a relief!

  Shiken ni goukaku dekite, hotto shita kagiri da.

Extremity (Extremely / Utterly)

• ～でしょうがない〜deshou ga naiN2Expresses an intense emotional or physical state…
• ～極まりない〜kiwamarinaiN1Expresses an extreme state, often negative; 'utterly'…
• ～といったらありはしない〜to ittara ari wa shinaiN1Express extreme exclamation; 'extremely', 'unbelievable'…
• ～どんなに～ことか〜donna ni〜koto kaN3Expresses the extent of something or emphasizes the degree…
• Noun の極み〜no kiwamiN1Used to express the extreme or utmost point of something.
• Noun の 至り~no itariN1Expresses 'the height of', 'the extreme of' something.
• ～といったらない〜to ittara naiN1Expresses the extreme of something; 'nothing can be more…
• ～極まる〜kiwamaruN1Also expresses an extreme degree or state, typically…

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