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くらいならWould rather...than, Rather than, Better off

Struktur

Verb［る］+ ぐらいなら(1) + Phrase

(1) くらいなら

Rincian

  • Standard

Tentang ぐらいなら

くらいなら will often be translated as 'would rather (B) than (A)', or 'better off (B) than (A)'. It is a grammar pattern that combines the adverbial particle usages of くらい 'about' and なら 'if' to imply that 'if it gets to the extent of (A), then (B)', where (B) will be something that is preferable. くらいなら will be used directly following verbs in their dictionary forms.

As this structure emphasizes (A) as being something that is undesirable, (B) will often contain statements that offer a solution, suggestion, or opinion, such as ほうがいい 'would be better to', ほうがましだ 'would be less bad', なさい 'do!'.

Caution

Although くらいなら will always follow a verb in dictionary form, the second half of the sentence may imply that (A) has actually already happened, and the speaker is wishing that it hadn't. In these cases, くらいなら almost always translates to 'if I had known that (A), then I would have (B)'.

Contoh

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  • 「やらずに後悔(こうかい)するくらいなら、いっそやってみなさいよ。」

    'Rather than regret not doing it, try it!'

  • 「 こんなクソゲームを買(か)うくらいならお金(かね)をドブに捨(す)てたほうがよかった・・・」

    'I would have been better off throwing money away than buying this gosh darn game…'

  • 「その仕事(しごと)は絶対(ぜったい)に嫌(いや)だ。それに戻(もど)るくらいなら死(し)んだほうがましだ。」

    'I really hate that job. I would rather die than go back.'

  • 「小(ちい)さなことに目(め)くじらを立(た)てる人(ひと)と一緒(いっしょ)に生活(せいかつ)するくらいならホームレスになったほうがましだ。」

    'I would rather become homeless than live together with a person who nitpicks every little thing I do.'

  • Ａ(エー)：「愛(あい)Ｐｈｏｎｅ(フォン)の画面(がめん)の修理(しゅうり)は３(さん)万円(まんえん)からするよ。どうしようかな？」
    Ｂ(ビー)：「とっても高(たか)いよね！修理(しゅうり)するくらいなら新(あたら)しいのを買(か)っちゃった方(ほう)がいいかなあ。」

    A: 'My aiPhone screen repair cost starts at about 30000 yen! What should I do?'
    B: 'Wha, that's super expensive! You would be better off buying a new one rather than repairing it.'

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      • Humin

        Humin

        I recently ran into this construction in the wild with a weird switching.
        The construction says “[Phrase A]Verb[る] + くらいなら + [Phrase B]”, but is it possible to have Phrase B first with the more preferred option ending in Verb[た]あと?

        The construction I saw was [Phrase B]Verb[た]+あと…+[Phrase A]Verb[る]+くらいなら。

      Punya pertanyaan tentang ぐらいなら? Yuk, bergabung dan ikutan berdiskusi, bertanya, serta belajar bareng!

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