Noun くらい~

Noun kurai~

JLPT N5 Neutral Chapter 16: Times and approximations, 3 of 3

Formation

Noun + くらい

Express the extent or degree of something; 'about', 'approximately', 'at least'.

When to use

Neutral, standard way to express an approximate quantity or degree. (Near-duplicate of n3-012 - same word, taught at both N3 and N5.)

Explanation

The くらい grammar point is used with a noun to express the extent or degree of something, meaning 'about', 'approximately', or 'at least' in English. It helps to provide a rough estimate or minimum standard to the noun it is attached to.

Example sentences

Other forms

Approximation (About / Approximately)

Corpus examples (60)

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