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 には三年前 に行 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 に貸 したきり戻 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 は買 い物 に行 ったっきり、姿 が消 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 と会 わない。
Kore kkiri mō kimi to awanai.
I won’t see you again from now on.
⑤ 試験 が終 わって、今週末 は思 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 は脳卒中 で寝 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 は全部 夫 に任 せっきりで、私 は何 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 が亡 くなった後 、俺 は一人 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 はずっと部屋 の中 にこもりっきりで、もう一ヶ月 も出 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.