小説（しょうせつ）：「割（わ）れ<strong>んばかりの</strong>拍手（はくしゅ）に<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1018'>部屋（へや）</span>は満（み）たされた。」

小説（しょうせつ）：「<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span>巨大（きょだい）な宝石（ほうせき）はまるで「拾（ひろ）ってください」と言（い）わ<strong>んばかりに</strong>、燦然（さんぜん）と光（ひか）り輝（かがや）いていた｡」

コロ<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='358'>先生（せんせい）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='670'>最後（さいご）</span>の講演（こうえん）とあって、講堂（こうどう）が<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='800'>生徒（せいと）</span>で溢（あふ）れ<strong>んばかり</strong>だった。

誤（あやま）って<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='789'>犬（いぬ）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='984'>足（あし）</span>を踏（ふ）んでしまったとき、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='37' data-vocab-id='148'>その</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='789'>犬（いぬ）</span>は「<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='5' data-vocab-id='95'>これ</span>は決（けっ）して忘（わす）れない」と言（い）わ<strong>んばかりの</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1068'>顔（かお）</span>で<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>を見（み）つめた。

回顧録（かいころく）：「16年後（ねんご）、スミレに偶然（ぐうぜん）出会（であ）った<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='567'>彼女（かのじょ）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='349'>僕（ぼく）</span>を知（し）らないふりして通（とお）り過（す）ぎた。しかし<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='567'>彼女（かのじょ）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='902'>胸（むね）</span>がいっぱいになり、喜（よろこ）びの涙（なみだ）で泣（な）き出（だ）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='113'>さん</span><strong>ばかりの</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1068'>顔（かお）</span>をした。」

小説（しょうせつ）：「木橋（もくきょう）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='987'>車（くるま）</span>の重（おも）さで折（お）れ<strong>んばかりに</strong>軋（きし）み音（おん）をたてる。」

<div class='writeup-body'>Like とばかりに, <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='856'>んばかりに</span> is a construction that is often used to show that something is being done 'as if it were (A)', or 'seeming that it will (A)'. It is thought to be a combination of ん, an abbreviation of む, the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='文語助動詞・ぶんごじょどうし'>classical auxiliary verb</span> used to show intent or strong will in the same way as う and よう, and the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副助詞・ふくじょし'>adverbial particle</span> ばかり, exhibiting that something is 'basically exactly as described'. As a result, んばかり simply indicates the volitional form of (A) as appearing to be about to happen.<br>
<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='856'>んばかりに</span> will appear linked to the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='未然形・みぜんけい'>indeterminate form</span> of verbs (ない stem), and then followed by a statement that is being modified by the に. If んばかり will modify a noun instead, の will replace に.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'>
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台風（たいふう）の風（かぜ）で、隣（となり）の空（あ）き家（や）が崩（くず）れ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='856'>んばかりに</span>ギシギシ音（おと）を立（た）てていた。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
The vacant house next door was making creaking sounds as if it were to collapse because of the winds caused by the typhoon.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


先生（せんせい）は「こっちを見（み）ろ」って言（い）わ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='856'>んばかりに</span>、机（つくえ）を叩（たた）いた。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
The teacher slammed his desk as if to say, 'look this way'.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


このコンサート会場（かいじょう）は溢（あふ）れ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='856'>んばかり</span>のファンで埋（う）め尽（つ）くされている。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
The concert venue was filled, as if it was about to overflow with fans.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>


彼（かれ）が交通（こうつう）事故（じこ）で亡（な）くなったってことを聞（き）いて、私（わたし）は胸（うで）が張（は）り裂（さ）け<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='856'>んばかり</span>の気持（きも）ちになって、その場（ば）から動（うご）くことができなくなった。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>
When I heard that he had died in a car accident, I felt as if my heart was about to tear apart (heartbroken), and I could not move.</div></li></ul>
<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>When attached to the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='未然形・みぜんけい'>indeterminate form</span> of verbs, there is some contention among linguists whether ん is an abbreviation of む, the classical way of expressing う or よう, or whether it is an abbreviation of ぬ, the classical way of expressing ない. Due to being unable to accurately determine what the actual origin is, it would be advisable to choose whichever variation helps to remember the nuance of the grammar point on a case-by-case basis.</div></div>

Grammar Info

んばかりに

as if, as if it were about to, about to