よく節約（せつやく）を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='420'>口（くち）</span>にしている<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>、給料（きゅうりょう）を受（う）け取（と）っては、後（あと）で身（み）につけもしない<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='680'>服（ふく）</span>など無駄遣（むだづか）いしがちだ。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='458'>外（そと）</span>に調査（ちょうさ）へ<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='381'>出（で）かける</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1047'>雨（あめ）</span>が<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26 data-vocab-id='1041'>降（ふ）る</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1076'>飛行機（ひこうき）</span>に<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='284'>乗（の）る</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>、天候（てんこう）が悪（わる）かったりする。

定休（ていきゅう）日（び）ではないのに、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>が<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='549'>店（みせ）</span>に<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='935'>行（い）く</span>日（ひ）<strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>臨時（りんじ）休業（きゅうぎょう）している。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='70'>カメラ</span>を忘（わす）れた日（ひ）<strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>虹（にじ）が<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='383'>出（で）る</span>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='469'>大事（だいじ）</span>な<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='396'>力（ちから）</span>を発揮（はっき）できない。

花火（はなび）の日（ひ）<strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>が入（はい）り見（み）に行（い）けない。

歯磨（はみが）きをした<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='572'>後（あと）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>夫（おっと）が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='37'>お土産（みやげ）</span>を買（か）ってくる。

人通（ひとどお）りが<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='462'>多（おお）い</span>日（ひ）<strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span>場所（ばしょ）に行（い）かなければいけないから嫌（いや）だ。

昼寝（ひるね）をしている<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1052'>電話（でんわ）</span>が鳴（な）る。

早口（はやくち）の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span><strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='715' data-vocab-id='746'>たくさん</span>しゃべるから、聞（き）き取（と）れない。

新曲（しんきょく）発売（はつばい）日（び）<strong>に限（かぎ）って</strong>大雨（おおあめ）だ。

<div class='writeup-body'>The expression <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span> in Japanese is a phrase that has three primary uses, the first is to show that (B) is an unbelievable thing about (A), the second is to express that something is limited to (A), and the third highlights that in most cases for (A), (B). Depending on the particular nuance that is being used, common translations include 'particularly when (A), (B)', 'those who (A), (B)', and 'only when (A), (B)'.<br>This structure is comprised of に, and the て-form of the う-Verb 限（かぎ）る 'to limit'. Let's look at a few examples of each potential meaning.<br>First, when something about (A) is unbelievable due to what is either expected or previously known.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>うちの子（こ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>、他（ほか）の子（こ）に手（て）を出（だ）すなんて考（かんが）えられない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I can't imagine that my child, in particular, would hit another kid.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>彼（かれ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>、こんな簡単（かんたん）なことでミスをする訳（わけ）が無（な）い。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is no way that he, in particular, would make a mistake on something this simple.</div></li></ul>Second, when something is limited to (A).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>武（たけし）くんと釣（つ）りに行（い）く日（ひ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>、いつも雨（あめ）が降（ふ）るんだよな。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Only on days when I go fishing with Takeshi-kun does it always rain.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>先輩（せんぱい）は忙（いそが）しい日（ひ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>、飲（の）みに誘（さそ）ってくる。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>My senpai invites me to go drinking with him only on days that I am busy.</div></li></ul>Third, when (B) is true in most cases concerning (A).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>「クレームを入（い）れるぞ」って言（い）う人（ひと）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>クレームを入（い）れないからあまり気（き）にしていない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I'm not too worried because particularly those who say, 'I'm going to file a claim', never do (file a claim).</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>「絶対（ぜったい）後（あと）でやる」って言（い）う人（ひと）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>、いつまでもやらない人（ひと）が多（おお）い。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Many of those who say, 'I'll definitely do it later', never do.</div></li></ul>While each of these uses can roughly be translated as 'only when', it will be important to keep all three meanings in mind when interpreting sentences that use <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='430'>に限（かぎ）って</span>.</div>

Grammar Info

に限(かぎ)って

particularly when, those who, only when