〜くらい・ぐらい
〜くらい・ぐらい means about; approximately. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. This shows an approximate amount, length of time, or degree. くらい and ぐらい usually have the same meaning, and both are natural.
Japanese sources describe it as 「だいたいの量を表す「くらい・ぐらい」」.
〜くらい・ぐらい examples
十分くらい待ちました。
I waited about ten minutes.
りんごを三つぐらい買います。
I will buy about three apples.
〜くらい・ぐらい exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
二時間（ ）勉強しました。
- まで
- ごろ
- くらい ✓
- だけ
I studied for about two hours.
学生が十人（ ）います。
- ぐらい ✓
- から
- でも
- けど
There are about ten students.
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