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    〜にもほどがある (~ni mo hodo ga aru) — there's a limit to ~ / that's going too far

    Angry criticism when someone's behaviour crosses the line — 'there's a limit to this!'

    Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

    N/な-adj N/な-adj + にもほどがある
    い-adj/Verb い-adj/V普通形 + にもほどがある

    Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

    When to use it

    • If a friend turns up two hours late and laughs instead of apologising, you snap: 「非常識にもほどがある!」— 'there's a limit to how inconsiderate you can be!'
    • It leans spoken and emotional; say it straight to a superior and it will start a fight.

    Meaning

    「ほど」= a limit, so 「〜にもほどがある」= 'even ~ has its limit, and you crossed it' — sharp criticism and anger at someone's behaviour or words.

    How to attach

    • To attach it, add it straight to nouns and な-adjectives (冗談にもほどがある・わがままにもほどがある), and to the plain form of い-adjectives and verbs (ひどいにもほどがある・人をばかにするにもほどがある).
    • Usually 「〜なんて」or 「〜とは」comes before it to show what made you angry.

    Versus what you know

    The previous point 「といったらない」also means 'extremely', but that is amazement at a degree and works for good things too (美しさといったらない); 「にもほどがある」is always negative — blame for 'going too far, past what anyone can accept'.

    Watch out

    Don't use it to thank or praise — 「助けてくれてありがとう。親切にもほどがある」makes no sense.

    Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

    約束の時間に二時間も遅れて来るなんて、非常識にもほどがある。

    やくそくのじかんににじかんもおくれてくるなんて、ひじょうしきにもほどがある。

    Showing up two hours late — there's a limit to how inconsiderate you can be.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 二時間も遅れて来るなんて = coming two whole hours late (something infuriating) → 非常識 = rude, thoughtless (な-adj, attached directly) → 「にもほどがある」 = even this has a limit.

    家賃を一度に三万円も上げるとは、ひどいにもほどがある。

    やちんをいちどにさんまんえんもあげるとは、ひどいにもほどがある。

    Raising the rent by 30,000 yen in one go — that's going way too far.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 家賃を三万円も上げる = to raise the rent by 30,000 yen → 「とは」 = something like this! → ひどい = awful (い-adj) → 「にもほどがある」 = it's gone past the limit.

    「来月で会社がなくなる」なんて、冗談にもほどがあるよ。

    「らいげつでかいしゃがなくなる」なんて、じょうだんにもほどがあるよ。

    "The company closes next month"? Even a joke has its limits!

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 「来月で会社がなくなる」なんて = saying 'the company will close' → 冗談 = joke (a noun, attached directly) → 「にもほどがある」 = even a joke has its limits → 「よ」 makes the anger stronger.

    Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

    Question: 1/3

    「人のスマホを勝手に見るなんて、失礼___。」— fill the blank.

    💡 Hint: 'A limit even to ~' — 「に」+「も」.

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