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gurai
suffix, particle

Alternate Written Forms:

kurai
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English Meaning(s) for ぐらい

suffix, particle
  1. approximately; about; around; or so (also written as 位)
  2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. as ... as ...; like
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Sample Sentences for ぐらい

How long does it take to walk to your house from here?
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How much is this ring worth?
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In order to investigate the fact of 26 times of 3 minutes, how much trouble and labour cost did they use and to have the apology conference? Apologise for it again at a later day.
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The large intestine is about 1.5m long.
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My mark for the English examination was close to the average mark of the class.
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Comments for ぐらい

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I was just thinking about this yesterday.

How'd you say "about 5 years ago"?

I thought of using gurai, but it is actually 5年位前に （５ねんいまえに）。

 

 

#2 Posted by machigainai over 7 years ago
'gurai' is approximately/about of time or distance? if you mention it, it will give improvised meaning.
#1 Posted by rahul171 over 7 years ago


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