Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – くらい／ぐらい (kurai/ gurai)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – くらい／ぐらい (kurai/ gurai)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

29. ～くらい／ぐらい
* Structure: Noun ／ [Verb ／ Adjective] noun-modifying form + くらい／ぐらい

a. Meaning 1: about, approximately

ここから駅まで１０分ぐらいだ。
Koko kara eki made 10-bu guraida.
It takes about 10 minutes from here to the station.

b. Meaning 2: explaining the extent (so much that…)

もう動けないくらい疲れた。
Mō ugokenai kurai tsukareta.
I am so tired I cannot move any more.

ライバルに負けた。悔しくて泣きたいぐらいだ。
Raibaru ni maketa. Kuyashikute nakitai guraida.
I lost to my rival. I am so disappointed I could cry.

彼くらいの背の高さなら、棚に手が届くだろう。
Kare kurai no se no taka-sanara, tana ni tegatodokudarou.
If I were as tall as him, I could reach the drawer.

c. Meaning 3: expressing a low degree

かぜくらいで仕事を休めない。
Kaze kurai de shigoto o yasumenai.
You cannot take the day off for a slight cold.

これぐらいの傷なら医者に行かなくてもいいだろう。
Kore gurai no kizunara isha ni ikanakute mo īdarou.
For such a minor injury, you do not need to see a doctor.

半年勉強したので、簡単な会話くらいならできる。
Hantoshi benkyō shitanode, kantan’na kaiwa kurainara dekiru.
I have studied for half a year, so I can manage a simple conversation.

忙しくても、電話をするくらいの時間はあるはずだ。
Isogashikute mo, denwa o suru kurai no jikan wa aru hazuda.
However busy you are, you must have a little time for a phone call.

「こんなことを知らないのは君くらいだよ」
`Konna koto o shiranai no wa kimi kuraida yo’
「Someone like you is the one who does not know about that」