限る
かぎる
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to restrict; to limit; to confineGodan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to- to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 限るかぎる | 限りますかぎります |
| Negative | 限らないかぎらない | 限りませんかぎりません |
| Past | 限ったかぎった | 限りましたかぎりました |
| Past negative | 限らなかったかぎらなかった | 限りませんでしたかぎりませんでした |
| Te-form | 限ってかぎって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 限れるかぎれる |
| Passive | 限られるかぎられる |
| Causative | 限らせるかぎらせる |
| Volitional | 限ろうかぎろう |
| Imperative | 限れかぎれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 限ればかぎれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 限ったらかぎったら |
Example sentences
夏はスイカに限る!
In summer it's watermelon or nothing!
ハイキングは秋に限る。
Autumn is the best season for going on hikes.
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We have limited resources.
夏はアイスクリームに限る。
There is nothing like ice cream in the summer.
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The best bet on a rainy day is to remain indoors.
More examples (10)
ただしかっこいい男に限る。
However that's only for handsome men.
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Nothing beats a good beer when it's hot out.
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There is nothing like cold beer on a hot day.
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In times like this, there's nothing like a hair of the dog.
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A wife's activities are confined to domestic matters.
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Don't buy things you won't use.
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Nothing beats a big glass of beer in summer.
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When it's hot, there's nothing like a cold beer.
料理のレパートリーは限られてるの。
I don't know how to cook too many things.
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My mother is not always at home.