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JLPT N1 Grammar

くらいのものだ

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N1 · Limitation · plain form + くらいのものだ

at most; no more than

plain form + くらいのものだ

くらいのものだ means the possible range is limited to the preceding item at most.

It often carries a dismissive “no more than that” nuance.

今できるのは、状況を見守るくらいのものだ。

All we can do now is no more than watch the situation.

Do not use it as ordinary degree comparison; it emphasizes limitation.

At most, only this much.

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