Topic N3
Japanese Learning
50. 限り : As long as / As far as / To the extent of.
✏️Structure
V-ru/V-nai + 限り / N + である限り💡Usage
1. As long as the condition continues. 2. As far as (based on knowledge/information).
📚Examples
私が生きている限り、あなたを守ります。
Watashi ga ikite iru kagiri, anata wo mamorimasu.
As long as I live, I will protect you.
この雨がやまない限り、出発できない。
Kono ame ga yamanai kagiri, shuppatsu dekinai.
We cannot depart as long as this rain doesn't stop.
謝らない限り、許さない。
Ayamaranai kagiri, yurusanai.
I won't forgive you unless you apologize.
私の知る限り、彼はそんなことをする人ではない。
Watashi no shiru kagiri, kare wa sonna koto wo suru hito dewa nai.
As far as I know, he is not the kind of person to do such a thing.
できる限りのことはしました。
Dekiru kagiri no koto wa shimashita.
I did everything I could.
声の続く限り、叫び続けた。
Koe no tsuzuku kagiri, sakebitsuzuketa.
I kept screaming as long as my voice lasted.
今の法律がある限り、それは違法だ。
Ima no houritsu ga aru kagiri, sore wa ihou da.
As long as the current laws exist, that is illegal.
見渡す限り、海が広がっていた。
Miwatasu kagiri, umi ga hirogatte ita.
As far as the eye could see, the ocean stretched out.
学生である限り、勉強する義務がある。
Gakusei de aru kagiri, benkyou suru gimu ga aru.
As long as you are a student, you have an obligation to study.
体力が続く限り、挑戦し続けたい。
Tairyoku ga tsuzuku kagiri, chousen shitsuzuketai.
As long as my strength lasts, I want to keep challenging myself.