くらい
See also: ぐらい
Japanese
Etymology 1
Hiragana | modern | くらい |
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historical | くらい | |
Kanji | 暗い |
From Old Japanese.[1] Found in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.
Inflection
Inflection of くらい
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | くらかろ | kurakaro | |
Continuative (連用形) | くらく | kuraku | |
Terminal (終止形) | くらい | kurai | |
Attributive (連体形) | くらい | kurai | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | くらけれ | kurakere | |
Imperative (命令形) | くらかれ | kurakare | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | くらくない | kuraku nai | |
Informal past | くらかった | kurakatta | |
Informal negative past | くらくなかった | kuraku nakatta | |
Formal | くらいです | kurai desu | |
Formal negative | くらくないです | kuraku nai desu | |
Formal past | くらかったです | kurakatta desu | |
Formal negative past | くらくなかったです | kuraku nakatta desu | |
Conjunctive | くらくて | kurakute | |
Conditional | くらければ | kurakereba | |
Provisional | くらかったら | kurakattara | |
Volitional | くらかろう | kurakarō | |
Adverbial | くらく | kuraku | |
Degree | くらさ | kurasa |
Antonyms
- 明るい (akarui)
Etymology 2
Hiragana | modern | くらい |
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historical | くらゐ | |
Kanji | 位 |
/kurawi/ → /kurai/
Originally a compound of 座 (kura, “seat, where something is placed”) + 居 (wi, “being, existing in a place”), literally referring to "where one is", and by extension, "status, rank, position; degree".[1][2] Appears from at least as early as The Tale of Genji (prior to 1021 CE).
Alternative forms
- ぐらい (gurai) (only for the adverb)
Adverb
くらい (rōmaji kurai)
See also
- ほど (hodo)
Noun
くらい (rōmaji kurai)
Derived terms
- 位する (kurai suru)
- 位倒れ (kuraidaore)
- 位付け (kuraizuke)
- 位取る (kuraidoru)
- 位負 (kuraimake)
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