✨ Basic Meaning
🎯 Primary Function
📋 Grammar Structure
🎭 Usage Contexts
Can be used in moderately formal spoken contexts, but it generally carries a conversational tone. Less common in very formal written reports or academic papers.
Very common in informal daily conversations among friends and family.
Found in essays, personal accounts, fiction, and dialogue in written works. Less frequent in highly objective or formal written materials.
Widely used in everyday conversation to express frustration, irony, or strong opinions.
💡 Common Applications
📌 Important Points
⚠️ Common Mistakes
🏛️ Cultural Context
🔍 Subtle Differences
📝 Conjugation Notes
When used with nouns, it is Noun + に限って. For verbs and い-adjectives, use their plain forms. For な-adjectives, it can be な-adjective + なことに限って or simply な-adjective + に限って (dropping the な and implying である). The more common usage for な-adjectives is to treat the adjective plus the implied noun as a noun phrase (e.g., 静かな場所 → 静かな場所に限って). If the な-adjective is directly before 「に限って」 without a noun, it often implies 「〜であるに限って」.
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
The pronunciation is に・か・ぎっ・て (ni-ka-git-te), with a double consonant (促音, sokuon) before 「て」. Pay attention to the slight pause before 「て」, which indicates the double consonant and adds emphasis.
🧠 Memory Tips
Think of 「限り (kagiri)」 meaning “limit” or “boundary.” 「に限って」 focuses on “only within this limit” or “only this specific case,” which helps remember its restrictive and exceptional nature.
「雨が降る（ ）、洗濯物を外に干してしまった。」
「今月末（ ）、このサービスは終了となります。」
「この講座は学生（ ）、社会人も受講できます。」
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