~ぐらい/~くらい (about, around)

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12 sentences

The approximator くらい / ぐらい, 'about / approximately / roughly / as much as.' Attaches to quantities, nouns, or clauses to indicate an approximate extent, amount, or degree. Covers quantity approximation (3時間くらい 'about 3 hours', 五分ぐらい 'about five minutes') and attitudinal extent (そのくらい 'just that much / only to that degree'). The variants are interchangeable, though くらい is slightly more formal.

12 sentences

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All I can really do is wonder if everyone else feels the same way.

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Put the body in the refrigerator — it keeps about two days.

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I wish I were as clever as you.

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Up to about what time is it okay to call?

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Her English is just as good as — if not better than — her older brother's.

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The lodger next door gets by on about 30,000 yen a month.

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I'll be there in about 10 minutes too.

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She's clever, but you're every bit as clever as she is.

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She's about the same height as you.

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She fainted, but recovered in about five minutes.

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Going and coming back, it looks like it'll be about a week total.

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She's about my age.

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