~限り
〜kagiri
JLPT N2 Neutral
Formation
Verb-casual + 限り, い-Adjective + 限り, な-Adjective + な限り, Noun + の限り
Expresses 'as long as', 'while', or 'to the extent that' a certain condition holds true.
When to use
Neutral, common "as long as/to the extent that".
Explanation
The phrase ~限り is used to indicate that something continues or is true 'as long as' or 'while' a certain condition is met. It can also mean 'to the extent that'.
Example sentences
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As long as I'm healthy, I'll keep exercising.
Genki na kagiri, undou shi tsuzukemasu.
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As long as I have money, I'd like to travel.
Okane ga aru kagiri, ryokou o tanoshimitai.
彼が話し続ける限り、このプロジェクトのメリットが伝わるでしょう。
As long as he keeps talking about it, the benefits of this project will be conveyed.
Kare ga hanashi tsudzukeru kagiri, kono purojekuto no meritto ga tsutawaru deshou.
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As long as you study, you'll have a higher chance of passing the exam.
Benkyou suru kagiri, shiken ni goukaku dekiru kanousei ga takamarimasu.
As Long As (To That Extent)
Corpus examples (60)
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Lend me what money you can.
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Akira will stay in New York while his money lasts.
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You shall want for nothing as long as I live.
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So long as I live, you shall want for nothing.
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I won't divorce you unless you give me a good reason.
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I'll visit you on Sunday, if I don't write you to the contrary.
あなたは可能な限り早く、あなたのお母さんに電話をするべきである。
You should call your mother as soon as possible.
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From what I have seen, there are not many pedestrians in this area.
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To the best of my memory, he always smoked a pipe.
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As far as I know, this book has never been translated into French.
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As far as I know, this book has never been translated into Japanese.
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As far as I know, he is American.
私が知っている限りでは、この本はフランス語に翻訳されていません。
As far as I know, this book has never been translated into French.
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She poured her passion into her kids as much as she could.
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As far as I know, he did nothing wrong.
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His behavior, as I remember, was very bad.
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Mary called him every name she could think of.
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You are safe so long as you stay here.
偽造カードと暗証番号が揃えば、口座にある限りの現金が引き出されてしまう。
If they can get both a forged card and its PIN then all the cash in the bank account will be withdrawn.
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As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but a field of wheat.
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As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but sand.
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There was nothing but water as far as the eye could see.
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As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but sand.
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As far as the eye can reach, nothing is to be seen but sand.
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We treated him in the politest manner possible.