JLPT N3 Grammar せいぜい (seizei)

Meaning 意味

at the most; at best; to the utmost

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せいぜい	Noun (period of time)
	Verb

Learn Japanese grammar: せいぜい (seizei). Meaning: at the most; at best; to the utmost.

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せいぜい - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

せいぜい頑張ろうね！

せいぜいがんばろうね！

seizei ganbarou ne!

Let's give it our all!

Example #2

せいぜい楽しんで行ってください。

せいぜいたのしんでいってください。

seizei tanoshinde itte kudasai.

Enjoy yourself to the fullest!

Example #3

彼はせいぜい３０歳ぐらいだ。

かれはせいぜい３０さいぐらいだ。

kare wa seizei 30 sai gurai da.

He's 30 years old at most.

Example #4

せいぜいがんばって練習しなさい。

せいぜいがんばってれんしゅうしなさい。

seizei ganbatte renshuu shinasai.

Practice as hard as you can.

Example #5

彼は稼いでもせいぜい月に20万円だ。

かれはかせいでもせいぜいつきに２０まんえんだ。

kare wa kaseidemo seizei tsuki ni 20 man en da.

He earns no more than 200,000 yen a month.

Example #6

桜の花は数日、せいぜい一週間しか持たない。

さくらのはなはすうじつ、せいぜいいっしゅうかんしかもたない。

sakura no hana wa suujitsu, seizei isshuukan shika motanai.

Cherry blossoms last only for a few days, a week at the most.

Example #7

彼はスペイン語を知っていると言っているが、せいぜいあいさつの表現くらいだろう。

かれはスペインごをしっているといっているが、せいぜいあいさつのひょうげんくらいだろう。

kare wa supeingo o shitteiru to itteiru ga, seizei aisatsu no hyougen kurai darou.

He says that he speaks Spanish, but it's likely that he just knows basic greetings at best.

Example #8

お正月に休みがあることはあるが、せいぜい3日間くらいしかやすめない。

おしょうがつにやすみがあることはあるが、せいぜいみっかかんくらいしかやすめない。

oshougatsu ni yasumi ga aru koto wa aru ga, seizei mikkakan kurai shika yasumenai.

Although there is a New Year's holiday, at most I can only take 3 days off.

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