particle N3 uncommon polite
〜は〜くらいです — ~ is about
〜は〜くらいです ・ はくらいです
Meaning
- ~ is about ~ / ~ comes to roughly ~ — states an approximate amount, time, or degree for a topic, often as an answer to 'how much/long?'
Key sentence
ここから駅までは、歩いて十分くらいです。
From here to the station is about ten minutes on foot.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Topic + は, then amount + くらい(ぐらい) + です | [topic]は + [amount] + くらいです | 値段は三千円くらいです |
Examples
日本語の勉強は、もう三年くらいです。
I've been studying Japanese for about three years now.
このかばんは、五千円くらいです。
This bag is about five thousand yen.
Easily confused with
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