〜んばかりだ
- Pattern
- 〜んばかりだ
- Level
- N3
- Reading
- んばかりだ
- Meaning
- as if to...
- Attaches to
- verb nai-form (without ない)
- Nuance & register
Dramatic, used to describe an intense appearance.
- Example
彼は怒って、今にも殴りかからんばかりの勢いだ。 He is angry and looks like he is about to punch me.
- Easily confused with
〜そうだ. 〜んばかりだ is literary and emphasizes the extreme nature of the action.