Japatan
Formação
- 数量 + くらい・ぐらい
- V辞書形 / Vない形 + くらい
- いA + くらい
- なA + な + くらい
- N + くらい
- これ・それ・あれ・どれ / この・その・あの・どの + くらい
Explicação
くらい and ぐらい mean the same. (1) With numbers, they mean "about." (2) They show degree with an example, like ほど: 顔が痛くなるくらい笑った ("laughed so hard my face hurt"). (3) They present something as small or easy: 自分の部屋ぐらい自分で掃除しなさい ("At least clean your own room yourself").
Exemplos
駅から会社まで、十分ぐらい かかります。
It takes about ten minutes from the station to the office.
友だちと話して、顔が 痛くなるくらい 笑った。
I talked with my friends and laughed so much my face hurt.
自分の部屋ぐらい、自分で掃除しなさい。
At least clean your own room by yourself.
このくらいの雨なら、かさはいらないよ。
You don't need an umbrella for rain this light.
Observações
Use (3), presenting something as minor, is not possible with ほど. これほど means "this much (a lot)," while これくらい can mean "only this much."
Gramática relacionada
Miniquiz
1外は、手が痛くなる（ ）寒かった。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 2 くらい
"It was so cold outside that my hands hurt." くらい shows degree. とたん needs the た-form, and たびに and ついでに do not express degree.
2日本に住んでいるのだから、自分の名前（ ）漢字で書けるようになりたい。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 4 くらい
"Since I live in Japan, I want to at least be able to write my own name in kanji." くらい presents it as a small, basic thing. The other choices do not make sense.
3目が（ ）くらい明るい光だった。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 1 痛い
"It was a light so bright that it hurt my eyes." い-adjectives connect as 〜い + くらい: 痛いくらい.
