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Grammar Level N1


極まる/極まりない (kiwamaru): Extremely; utterly

~極まる/極まりない (kiwamaru)

Meaning

Extremely; utterly

Formation and usage

な-adjective stem + 極まる/極まりない
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.

Explanation

Often intensifies negative evaluations such as rude or dangerous, rather than replacing every use of very.

Examples

安全確認をせずに会議を始めるのは、危険極まりない。

Starting the meeting without a safety check is extremely dangerous.

安全確認をせずに試験を始めるのは、危険極まりない。

Starting the exam without a safety check is extremely dangerous.

安全確認をせずに研修を始めるのは、危険極まりない。

Starting the training session without a safety check is extremely dangerous.

安全確認をせずに発表会を始めるのは、危険極まりない。

Starting the presentation event without a safety check is extremely dangerous.

安全確認をせずに面接を始めるのは、危険極まりない。

Starting the interview without a safety check is extremely dangerous.

How related patterns differ

ことか exclaims about number or degree; ことに introduces a feeling. この上ない, 極まりない, and といったらない intensify evaluations; ったらありゃしない is strongly colloquial. たるや introduces an emphatic topic, while 過言ではない defends an assessment as no exaggeration.


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