〜に限り (~ni kagiri) — only (for), as a special case

The formal 'only' of notices — 「本日に限り2割引」= 20% off, today only.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N N + に限り

N N（数量・時間）+ 限り

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When to use it

Shop notices, hospitals, 市役所 paperwork — formal, public language: 「本日に限り、全品2割引」(today only, 20% off everything), 「70歳以上の方に限り、入場無料」.

Meaning

「N に限り」= 'only N, as a special case'.
What follows is the thing that applies only to that exception.
It can be a perk like a discount or free entry, but also a restriction or a request: 「本日に限り、カードはご利用になれません」「18歳未満の方に限り、保護者の同意書をご提出ください」.

How to attach

N + に限り (nouns only)
Without 「に」: 「本日限り」「一回限り」— only on quantity/time words

Versus what you know

N5Same meaning as 「だけ」, but in a suit.
N3「〜に限る」= 'is the best' (雨の日は家に限る) — a separate meaning; do not mix them.
The next two pages, 「に限って」(complaint, defence) and 「に限らず」(not only), are different forms.

Watch out

It is a word for notices and paperwork — with a friend say 「今日だけ安いよ」, not 「本日に限り」.
「女性限り」✗ — a noun that is not a quantity/time word needs 「に」: 「女性に限り」.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

本日に限り、全品2割引です。

ほんじつにかぎり、ぜんぴん2わりびきです。

Today only, everything is 20% off.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 本日 = today (a formal word) → 「に限り」 = only today, as a special case → then what applies to that exception: 全品2割引です = 20% off everything.

70歳以上の方に限り、入場は無料です。

70さいいじょうのかたにかぎり、にゅうじょうはむりょうです。

Admission is free for those aged 70 and over only.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 70歳以上の方 = people aged 70 and over → 「に限り」 = only for them → then the rule for that exception: 入場は無料です.

先着10名様に限り、プレゼントを差し上げます。

せんちゃく10めいさまにかぎり、プレゼントをさしあげます。

A gift will be given to the first 10 customers only.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 先着10名様 = the first 10 to arrive (polite shop language) → 「に限り」 → then, only for them: プレゼントを差し上げます.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which sentence is wrong?

💡 Hint: Which words can take 「限り」without 「に」?