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# Amounts
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## くらい・ぐらい
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<div class="usage">
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<p><span class="box">V (ない)</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">N + の</span></p>
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</div>
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<p class="right">+ くらい・ぐらい</p>
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</div>
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Means "about" or "approximately" when talking about numbers or counter words. Focuses on the uncertainty of the number.
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ぐらい is more common than くらい in conversations, but can change depending on the preceding word.
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> [!info] Example
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> {電車|でんしゃ}はどの==くらい==で{到着|とうちゃく}しますか。
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> About how much time will the train take to arrive?
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>
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> {医者|いしゃ}に１時間==ぐらい==を{待|ま}ってました。
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> I waited approximately an hour for the doctor.
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Also used to compare things as being similar.
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> [!info] Example
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> {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。
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> My friend and I have about the same results at the test.
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Also means "to the extent of".
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> [!info] Example
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> 食べなくて{寝|ね}たい==ぐらい=={疲|つか}れています。
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> I'm tired to the extent of not eating and going to sleep.
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## ばかり (NEW!)
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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.
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> [!info] Example
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> {薬屋|くすりや}まで１０分==ばかり==かかる。
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> It takes about 10 minutes to get to the pharmacy.
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## は particle
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See [[🔰 Particles (1)#は]].
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## ほど
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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<p><span class="box">V (non-past)</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
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<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".
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> [!info] Example
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> {地下鉄|ちかてつ}を{乗|の}るために、{死|し}ぬ==程=={走|はし}った。
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> In order to catch the subway, I ran to death.
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## 一応 (NEW!)
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{一応|いちおう} means "more or less", "roughly".
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Can also mean "just in case". Used to tell the minimum required amount is done.
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> [!info] Examples
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> ==一応=={終|お}わりましたけど。
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> I more or less finished, but...
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## 一度に
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{一度|いち|ど}に means "all at once".
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> [!info] Example
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> バスは==一度に==１００{人|にん}を{乗|の}せることができる。
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> A bus can carry 100 persons at a time.
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## ずつ
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Used with nouns that express a number or a counter, meaning "each", "at time".
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Used with {少|すこ}し, means "little by little".
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> [!info] Example
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> ２{個|こ}==ずつ==ください。
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> I'll take two of each please.
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## ろくに～ない (NEW!)
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Means "not enough, improperly, insufficiently". Used with a negative phrase.
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> [!info] Examples
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> 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==。
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> Even tough I studied Chinese for 5 years, I cannot speak it really well.
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