Decoded Slug: Noun の 至り (~no itari)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Noun の 至り (~no itari)
Noun の 至り (~no itari)
Short explanation:
Expresses the highest degree of something, 'the height of', 'the extreme of'.
Formation:
Noun + の至り
Examples:
彼の冗談には驚きの至りだ。
Kare no joudan ni wa odoroki no itari da.
His jokes are the height of surprise.
父がプロジェクトのリーダーになったのは、光栄の至りです。
Chichi ga purojekuto no riidaa ni natta no wa, kouei no itari desu.
It is the height of honor that my father became the leader of the project.
彼女の素晴らしい演技には感動の至りだった。
Kanojo no subarashii engi ni wa kandou no itari datta.
Her wonderful performance was the height of emotion.
その失敗は恥ずかしさの至りだった。
Sono shippai wa hazukashisa no itari datta.
That failure was the height of embarrassment.
Long explanation:
The 'Nounの至り' grammar point is used to express an extreme or the highest level of something, which can be translated as 'the height of' or 'the extreme of'. This phrase usually adds emphasis to a situation or state. Nouns commonly used with this structure include honor, happiness, regret, and shame.
