限りだ (rida)

Meaning & usage

限りだ attaches to an i-adjective and intensifies the feeling it expresses, meaning the emotion is at its utmost. It is used with adjectives of emotion such as 寂しい, うらやましい, わびしい, and 恥ずかしい, and appears mostly in formal or polite speech, often as 〜しい限りです.

Example sentences 4

1. 長年ながねん住すみ慣なれた町まちを離はなれるのは寂さびしい限かぎりだ。

   Leaving the town I lived in for so many years fills me with deep sadness.

2. 後輩が海外勤務に選ばれたと聞き、うらやましい限りだ。

   Hearing that my junior colleague was chosen for an overseas post, I couldn't be more envious.

3. 大勢の前で転んでしまい、恥ずかしい限りだった。

   I fell down in front of a crowd, which was utterly embarrassing.

4. 子どもたちが皆家を出て、毎日がわびしい限りだ。

   With all my children having left home, every day feels profoundly lonely.