限ります（かぎります、kagirimasu）
- to limit
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限ります (かぎります, romaji: kagirimasu) means "to limit" in Japanese. It is a N1 Low-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to limit |
| Level: | N1 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：kagirimasu
Hiragana：かぎります
Polite-form (ます形) | かぎります限ります。limit. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 限るlimit |
Connect-form (て形) | 限って + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 限らないnot limit |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 限ったlimitted |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 限る。limit. |
If-form (仮定形) | 限ればif limit |
Let's-form (意志形) | 限ろう !let's limit |
Command-form (命令形) | 限れ !limit ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 限ります (読み方: かぎります) means "to limit," "to restrict," "to be limited to," or "to be confined to." It indicates a boundary or a specific scope. It suggests a focus on a particular area, time, quantity, or condition, excluding others. It emphasizes the exclusion of things outside of that limit. 限ります is a versatile word, and its precise meaning depends on the context.
⚫︎このサービスは会員に限ります。 Translation: This service is limited to members. ⚫︎参加者は10名に限ります。 Translation: Participation is limited to 10 people. ⚫︎営業時間は午前9時から午後5時に限ります。 Translation: Business hours are limited to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
⚫︎ 限ります is often used to specify the scope or the conditions of something. ⚫︎ It can be used in various situations, such as: ⚫︎ Setting rules. ⚫︎ Making announcements. ⚫︎ Describing available services or products. ⚫︎ Specifying time frames or quantities. ⚫︎ It is frequently used with particles like に (ni, to, in, on) or は (wa, as for).
⚫︎ The base form of the verb is 限る (かぎる). ⚫︎ The ます-form of 限る is 限ります. ⚫︎ Kanji: 限 (かぎ) is used in the word 限ります. ⚫︎ Hiragana: かぎります is the most common way to write this verb. ⚫︎ The okurigana (送りがな, suffix hiragana) is standard and rarely varies.
⚫︎ 制限する (せいげんする, seigensuru): to restrict, to limit. ⚫︎ 限定する (げんていする, genteisuru): to limit, to restrict. ⚫︎ 限定 (げんてい, gentei): limitation. ⚫︎ 範囲 (はんい, han'i): range, scope, extent, field.
⚫︎ 広げる (ひろげる, hirogeru): to widen, to expand. ⚫︎ 拡大する (かくだいする, kakudaisuru): to expand, to enlarge. ⚫︎ 制限しない (せいげんしない, seigenshinai): does not limit.
この割引は、オンラインストアでの購入に限ります。 ・Translation: This discount is limited to purchases made on the online store. ・Explanation: This sentence clarifies that the discount applies only to online store purchases and excludes purchases from physical stores.
このイベントは、中学生以上に限ります。 ・Translation: This event is limited to junior high school students and above. ・Explanation: This sentence sets the age restriction for attending the event.
The verb 限る (かぎる) comes from the kanji 限 (げん, kagiri), which means "limit" or "boundary". The verb represents the action of setting or defining a limit.