Category: N2 に Expressions

Miscellaneous に Expressions にすぎない Nothing more than a..Noun + にすぎない に過ぎない (にすぎない) means “not exceeding X” or “not more than a..”. It’s pretty straightforward. Examples 男一人にすぎないHe’s nothing more than one man. 彼の涙は演技に過ぎないHis tears are...

につけ and につき につけ Every time/Both につけ comes from につけて, loosely meaning “attached to”.It is used to describe: Doing every time (More limited than たびに) True for both things Every time Sensory Verb/Emotion/Thought +...

にしろ にしろ Regardless of if…Dictionary form verb/noun/adjective + にしろ にしろ is used to describe something not mattering. Its similar to “Regardless” or “Even if” in English.This pattern is a more Formal/literary version of にしても...

にかかわる and をめぐる にかかわる Related to/Relevant toNoun + にかかわる にかかわる simply means “To be related to”. Sometimes considered a different usage, it may be used with extremely important things to show relevance. May be...

に従って, に沿って, and に伴って に従って Changing with, Following/According toNoun + に従ってDictionary form verb + に従って に従って has 2 meanings:Changing with – Same as と共に, につれて (In this meaning)In accordance with – Same as に沿って...

に基づいて and を基にする Please check the もと page first. に基づいて Basis for に基づいて indicates the thing used as the basis for something else. Typically this is truth, reality, or experience. Examples 事実に基づいている – Based...

に限る 限る is a verb meaning “To limit”. It has quite a few に expressions: に限る – X is best (The options are limited to only one) に限らず – Not limited to に限って –...