JLPT N1 Grammar (n bakari ni)

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Verb (ない root) ないんばかり(に)
んばかりの + Noun
Exception : しない -> せん
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Learn Japanese grammar: (n bakari ni). Meaning: as if; as though ~.

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Example #1

かわのみずがあふれんばかりになっている。
kawa no mizu ga afuren bakari ni natte iru.
The river is about to flood.
Example #2

かのじょはなきださんばかりのかおをして、わたしにたすけをもとめてきた。
kanojo wa naki dasan bakari no kao o shite, watashi ni tasuke o motomete kita.
She came to me for help looking as though she was about to cry.
Example #3

いきたかっただいがくにごうかくしたむすこは、とびあがらんばかりによろこんでいた。
ikitakatta daigaku ni goukaku shita musuko wa, tobiagaran bakari ni yorokonde ita.
My son passed the entrance exam to his target university. He was as happy as if he could fly.
Example #4

ぜったいにゆるさないといわんばかりのかおでにらんでいる。
zettai ni yurusanai to iwan bakari no kao de nirande iru.
He glared with an expression as if to say that he would absolutely not forgive them.
Example #5

かのじょのスピーチがおわると、われんばかりのはくしゅがわきおこった。
kanojo no supiichi ga owaru to, waren bakari no hakushu ga wakiokotta.
After her speech ended, the sound of the applause sounded like it was about to break the entire hall.
Example #6

ずっとやきんで、みっかかんなにもたべずにねんばかりのしんどいかおをしていた。
zutto yakin de, mikkakan nani mo tabezu ni nen bakari no shindoi kao o shite ita.
I've constantly been working night shifts and so my face looked as though I hadn't slept or ate for 3 days.
Example #7

いえにかえると、ペットのいぬが「まってたよ!」といわんばかりにしっぽをふりながらよってきた。
ie ni kaeru to, petto no inu ga "matteta yo!" to iwan bakari ni shippo o furi nagara yotte kita.
When I got home, my pet dog approached me, waving his tail as if to say, "I was waiting for you!"

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