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Noun + を限りに
Noun + 限りで
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About を限りに
を限りに is a structure that follows nouns in order to express a time for which something that was continuing will finish by. Common interpretations include ‘ending with (A), (B)’, and ‘no longer than (A), (B)’. This grammar pattern makes use of the adverbial particle を, the noun 限り ‘limit’, and the case-marking particle に.
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こちらの事情により、明日を限りに店を閉店させていただくことになりました。長年ご利用いただき誠にありがとうございました。Due to personal reasons, we have decided to close the store as of tomorrow. Thank you very much for your patronage over the years.
- 今月を限りに、海外に引っ越すことになりました。今までいろいろとお世話になりました。As of this month, I will be moving abroad. Thank you so much for everything.
- 来月行われるコンサートを限りにSUM41は解散することを決めたそうです。SUM41 has decided to disband after the concert next month.
Fun Fact
Although を限りに almost always follows words indicating a specific time or place that is being viewed temporally, there is also the set expression 声を限りに, ‘to the limit of one’s voice’ that breaks this usual rule.-
昨日の夜は息子が声を限りに泣いていたから大変だったよ。It was tough last night because my son was crying to the limit of his voice (crying as loud as he could).
Examples
妻の「今回限りでタバコをやめよう」という言葉を今までに何回聞いただろう?
How many times do you think I've heard my wife's words 'I'm quitting smoking as of now'?
明日を限りに閉店致します。当店は1972年に開業し、49年にわたり現在の場所で営業してまいりました。
We will close as of tomorrow. This store opened in 1972 and has been operating at our current location for 49 years.
異動、公務員:「今週限りで、現在の職務から離れることになりました。」
Changes in personnel, civil servant: 'I will be leaving my current position as of this week.'
If 職を離れる were used then the nuance would be that the civil servant will quit the job. However, in this case it is likely a reshuffling of the government personnel.
「うまくいかないから、やっぱり、今日限りで別れよう。」
'It's not working out, so let's break up as of today.'
同僚との話:「今月限りで田中さんは退職するつもりって聞いたけど、本当か?」
Conversation between coworkers: 'I heard that Tanaka is planning to resign as of this month, but is that true?'
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