くらい (kurai)

Meaning & usage

To the extent that; so ~ that ~ (almost) ~; at least; the only ~; rather than ~ | A particle which is used to express the degree of a state.

Example sentences 13

1. あの時くらい苦しかった時はない。

   I have never suffered as much as I did that time.

2. あんな男の下で働くくらいなら 乞食こじきになった方がましだ。

   I would rather be a beggar than work under such a man.

3. いくら安い所でもシャワーくらい付いているでしょう。

   Even though it is a cheap place, there should at least be a shower.

4. その家は直しようがないくらい 傷いたんでいた。

   That house was so damaged that it seemed it couldn't be repaired. (literally: That house was damaged to the extent that it seemed it couldn't be repaired.)

5. そんなことをするくらいなら死んだ方がましだ。

   I would rather die than do such a thing.

6. 今この仕事が出来るのは彼くらいのものだ。

   He is the only person who can do this job now. (literally: The person who is capable enough to do this job is he.)

7. 今晩は暖かいのでストーブが要らないくらいだ。

   It is so warm this evening that we (almost) don't need a heater.

8. 信頼しんらいしていた人に裏切られる（こと）くらい 辛つらいことはない。

   There is nothing as painful as being betrayed by someone you have trusted.

9. 内田さんくらいかわいそうな人はいない。

   This is no one who is as pitiful as Uchida.

10. 山田さんくらいよく物を忘れる人はいない。

    There's no one who is as forgetful as Yamada (literally: who forgets things as much as Yamada does).

11. 次郎じろはひどく 酔よっていて立っていられないくらいだった。

    Jiro was so drunk that he couldn't hold himself upright.

12. 私は料理は下手ですが、ご飯くらい（は） 炊たけます。

    I am a poor cook (literally: bad at cooking), but I can at least cook rice.

13. 私達は 一歩いっぽも歩けないくらい疲れていた。

    We were so tired that we couldn't even take a step. (literally: We were tired to the extent that we couldn't even walk one step.)