Decoded Slug: Verb ば きり が ない (〜ba kiri ga nai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb ば きり が ない (〜ba kiri ga nai)
Verb ば きり が ない (〜ba kiri ga nai)
Short explanation:
Used to indicate an absence of any limit or end, expressing 'if one starts to …, there will be no end to it'.
Formation:
Verb-conditional form + ば + きりがない
Examples:
彼のことを考えれば考えるほど、頭が痛くなるばかりだ。
Kare no koto o kangaereba kangaeru hodo, atama ga itaku naru bakari da.
The more I think about him, the more my head hurts.
こんなにたくさんの問題を解けば解くほど、次から次へと新たな問題が出てきてきりがない。
Konna ni takusan no mondai o tokeba toku hodo, tsugi kara tsugi e to aratana mondai ga dete kite kiri ga nai.
The more problems I solve, the more new problems appear. It's never-ending.
彼に意見を言えば言うほど、彼は頑固になるばかりで話が決して進まない。
Kare ni iken o ieba iu hodo, kare wa ganko ni naru bakari de hanashi ga kesshite susumanai.
The more I express my opinions to him, the more stubborn he gets, and our conversation never progresses.
こんなに高い金額を出せば出すほど、次から次へと欲しくなる物が出てきてきりがない。
Konna ni takai kingaku o daseba dasu hodo, tsugi kara tsugi e to hoshiku naru mono ga dete kite kiri ga nai.
The more money I spend, the more things I want to buy. It's never-ending.
Long explanation:
The grammar pattern ～ばきりがない is used when expressing that if a certain action is started, it won’t end or there is no limit. It conveys a sense of ‘if one starts to …, there will be no end to it’. Generally, it’s used when talking about negative things or infinite possibilities.
