JLPT N1 grammar
〜きりがない: meaning and usage
Meaning
There's no end to A; there are no bounds to A
How to form it
- verb (ba-form)きりがない
- verb (ta-form)らきりがない
- verb (te-form)もきりがない
- verb (dictionary form)ときりがない
How it is used
Doing A would go on forever, so it is better to stop or be content at some point; common in 「言えばきりがない」 and 「上を見ればきりがない」. Used in speech and writing; also written 「切りがない」.
Examples
推測ばかりで根拠のない話をしていてもきりがない。
If we're just making baseless guesses, there'll be no end to the conversation.
欲しい物を数えたらきりがないので、必要な物だけ買うことにした。
There's no end to the things I want, so I decided to buy only what I need.
細かいところまで直していたらきりがないから、今日はここまでにしよう。
If we keep fixing every little detail, we'll never finish, so let's stop here for today.