# Amounts

## くらい・ぐらい

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	<p><span class="box">V (ない)</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + の</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ くらい・ぐらい</p>
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Means "about" or "approximately" when talking about numbers or counter words. Focuses on the uncertainty of the number.
ぐらい is more common than くらい in conversations, but can change depending on the preceding word.

> [!info] Example
> {電車|でんしゃ}はどの==くらい==で{到着|とうちゃく}しますか。
> About how much time will the train take to arrive?
> 
> {医者|いしゃ}に１時間==ぐらい==を{待|ま}ってました。
> I waited approximately an hour for the doctor.

Also used to compare things as being similar.

> [!info] Example
> {友達|ともだち}と{試験|しけん}の{結果|けっか}は{同|おな}じ==ぐらい==です。
> My friend and I have about the same results at the test.

Also means "to the extent of".

> [!info] Example
> 食べなくて{寝|ね}たい==ぐらい=={疲|つか}れています。
> I'm tired to the extent of not eating and going to sleep.

## ばかり (NEW!)

Means "about" or "approximately", when used with nouns indicating time or distance. Has the same meaning as ぐらい or ほど, but only in written form.

> [!info] Example
> {薬屋|くすりや}まで１０分==ばかり==かかる。
> It takes about 10 minutes to get to the pharmacy.

## は particle

See [[🔰 Particles (1)#は]].

## ほど

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	<p><span class="box">V (non-past)</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ 程</p>
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Like くらい, it describes an approximate amount. It focuses on a limit being reached. It translates to "about" or "to the extent".

> [!info] Example
> {地下鉄|ちかてつ}を{乗|の}るために、{死|し}ぬ==程=={走|はし}った。
> In order to catch the subway, I ran to death.

## 一応 (NEW!)

{一応|いちおう} means "more or less", "roughly".
Can also mean "just in case". Used to tell the minimum required amount is done.

> [!info] Examples
> ==一応=={終|お}わりましたけど。
> I more or less finished, but...

## 一度に

{一度|いち|ど}に means "all at once".

> [!info] Example
> バスは==一度に==１００{人|にん}を{乗|の}せることができる。
> A bus can carry 100 persons at a time.

## ずつ

Used with nouns that express a number or a counter, meaning "each", "at time".
Used with {少|すこ}し, means "little by little".

> [!info] Example
> ２{個|こ}==ずつ==ください。
> I'll take two of each please.

## ろくに～ない (NEW!)

Means "not enough, improperly, insufficiently". Used with a negative phrase.

> [!info] Examples
> ５{年|ねん}{中国語|ちゅうごくご}を{勉強|べんきょう}したのに、==ろくに=={喋|しゃべ}ら==ない==。
> Even tough I studied Chinese for 5 years, I cannot speak it really well.