JLPT【N2 grammar】 〜きり/っきり|Since..never..

JLPT N2 grammar きり kiri meaning

〜きり/っきり
「Since..never..」

 

Meaning

◉ 「Since..never..」「Just..」「to continue in a certain state.」
◉ When placed after a verb, the verb often uses the past tense “た type”, and the negative type “ない” is added at the end to indicate “no more ~”. There are two ways to use it: “きり” or “っきり”.
◉ The negation in the end can sometimes be omitted, as long as you talk about “きり”, you can understand that the latter means “no more~”.
◉ There is also the use of “ます形” after the verb, which means “to continue in a certain state.”
◉ When added after a noun, it usually means “only ~”. If it is after a “time noun”, it usually means “there is no after ~”.

 

Sentence Patterns

◉ ~Verbた form+きり/っきり
◉ ~Verbますform+きり/っきり
◉ ~Noun+きり/っきり

 

Relative Sentence

◉ ~Verbます form+っぱなし

JLPT N2 grammar きり kiri meaning

Example Sentence
① 日本(にほん)には三年前(さんねんまえ)に行(い)ったきりですね。
Nihon ni wa san-nen mae ni itta kiridesu ne.
After visiting Japan three years ago, I didn’t go there anymore.

② あのゲームは彼(かれ)に貸(か)したきり戻(もど)ってきてないです。
Ano gēmu wa kare ni kashita kiri modotte ki tenaidesu.
The game was lent to him and never came back.

③ 彼女(かのじょ)は買(か)い物(もの)に行(い)ったっきり、姿(すがた)が消(き)えてしまった。
Kanojo wa kaimono ni itta kkiri, sugata ga kiete shimatta.
After she went shopping, her whereabouts were unknown.

④ これっきりもう君(きみ)と会(あ)わない。
Kore kkiri mō kimi to awanai.
I won’t see you again from now on.

⑤ 試験(しけん)が終(おわ)わって、今週末(こんしゅうまつ)は思(おも)いっきり遊ぶぞ!
Shiken ga owatte, ima shūmatsu wa omoikkiri asobu zo!
After the exam, I will have fun to the fullest this weekend!

⑥ 彼(かれ)は脳卒中(のうそっちゅう)で寝(ね)たきりになってしまった。
Kare wa nōsotchū de netakiri ni natte shimatta.
He has been bedridden because of a stroke.

⑦ 家事(かじ)は全部(ぜんぶ)夫(おっと)に任(まか)せっきりで、私(わたし)は何(なに)もしなくていいです。
Kaji wa zenbu otto ni makase kkiri de, watashi wa nani mo shinakute iidesu.
All the housework is left to my husband, so I don’t need to do anything.

⑧ 妻(つま)が亡(な)くなった後(あと)、俺(おれ)は一人(ひとり)っきりになってしまった。
Tsuma ga nakunatta nochi, ore wa hitori-kkiri ni natte shimatta.
After the death of my wife, I became lonely.

⑨ 息子(むすこ)はずっと部屋(へや)の中(なか)にこもりっきりで、もう一ヶ月(いっかげつ)も出(で)てこないです。
Musuko wa zutto heya no naka ni komori kkiri de, mō ichi-kagetsu mo detekonaidesu.
My son has been hiding in the room and has not come out for a month.

 

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