~限り (as far as / as long as)

grammar

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The conjunctive ~限り attached to a clause or noun, meaning 'as far as X / as long as X / to the extent of X.' Marks the speaker's epistemic or temporal scope. Examples: できる限り ('as much as possible'), 知る限り ('as far as I know'), 知っている限り ('as far as I know'), 私が見る限り ('to the extent that I can see'), 命の限り ('with all my life'). Often appears with topic は as ~限りでは to set the scope as a frame for the following claim.

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As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but sand.

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As long as I live, I will never forget your kindness.

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While there is life, there is hope.

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She did everything she could for me.

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If a forged card and the PIN are both obtained, every last yen in the account ends up withdrawn.

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From what I've seen, it's quite a good product.

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As far as I know, Mr. Suzuki hasn't come back from Hawaii yet.

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