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    〜くらいのものだ (~kurai no mono da) — only ~ (does that) / about the only one

    'The only one who does that is ~' — a spoken way to point to the one person or thing.

    Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

    N 〜のは + N + くらいのものだ
    Verb 〜のは + V辞書形 + くらいのものだ

    Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

    When to use it

    • At the office everyone goes home on time, but one person always stays until 10 p.m.
    • A colleague says 「こんな時間まで残ってるのは、部長くらいのものだよ」— 'the only one who stays this late is the manager'.

    Meaning

    • 「〜くらいのものだ」= 'the only one who does or is like this is ~, nobody else'.
    • The meaning is like 「しか〜ない」, but softer and more spoken — sometimes praise, sometimes a light complaint.

    How to attach

    • Usual pattern 「〜のは、Nくらいのものだ」: first the action or situation with 「のは」, then the single person or thing at the end
    • Both くらい and ぐらい work; 「なものだ」can replace 「のものだ」
    • With a verb, dictionary form: 話を聞くくらいのものだ = 'all I can do is listen'

    Versus what you know

    • N3You learned 「くらい」for 'about' or 'at least'; here the same くらい joins 「のものだ」at the end and becomes 'only'.
    • The previous point, 「といったところだ」, says an amount is small; this one says 'that one only'.

    Watch out

    It clashes with words like 'everyone' or 'many people' — 'only' and 'all' cannot go together.

    Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

    こんなに朝早く出社するのは、部長くらいのものだ。

    こんなにあさはやくしゅっしゃするのは、ぶちょうくらいのものだ。

    The only one who comes to the office this early is the manager.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 出社する = to come in to the office → 「のは」 says 'the one who does this' → 部長 = the manager → attach 「くらいのものだ」 → 'only the manager, nobody else'.

    休みの日にすることといえば、洗濯と掃除くらいのものです。

    やすみのひにすることといえば、せんたくとそうじくらいのものです。

    On my days off, all I really do is laundry and cleaning.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 休みの日にすること = what I do on days off → 洗濯と掃除 = laundry and cleaning → 「くらいのものです」 → 'only that, nothing else'.

    私にできるのは、話を聞いてあげるくらいのものだ。

    わたしにできるのは、はなしをきいてあげるくらいのものだ。

    All I can do is listen to them.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 私にできるのは = what I can do → 聞いてあげる = to listen (for someone) (dictionary form) → 「くらいのものだ」 → 'that's all I can do'.

    Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

    Question: 1/3

    「そんな冗談を言うのは、君_。」— fill the blank.

    💡 Hint: What comes between くらい and ものだ?

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