〜ないかぎり
N2nai kagiri
unless; as long as ... not
Formation
Verb-nai + かぎり
Chinese meanings
只要不;除非
Chinese formation
动词ない形+かぎり
Chinese usage
表示只要前项没有发生,后项便持续成立。
Chinese notes
比なければ更正式。
Examples
- よほどのことがないかぎり、明日の会議には出席します。Unless something serious comes up, I'll attend tomorrow's meeting.除非发生非常重大的事情,我会出席明天的会议。
- 本人が反省しないかぎり、同じ問題は何度でも起こるだろう。Unless he genuinely reflects on it, the same problem will keep happening.除非本人反省,否则同样的问题会不断发生。
Notes
B holds as long as A doesn't happen. More emphatic and formal than 〜なければ.
#condition#negation
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nai-kagiri');
{
"id": "nai-kagiri",
"pattern": "〜ないかぎり",
"romaji": "nai kagiri",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "unless; as long as ... not",
"formation": "Verb-nai + かぎり",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "よほどのことがないかぎり、明日の会議には出席します。",
"furigana": "よほどのことがないかぎり、{明日|あした}の{会議|かいぎ}には{出席|しゅっせき}します。",
"en": "Unless something serious comes up, I'll attend tomorrow's meeting."
},
{
"ja": "本人が反省しないかぎり、同じ問題は何度でも起こるだろう。",
"furigana": "{本人|ほんにん}が{反省|はんせい}しないかぎり、{同|おな}じ{問題|もんだい}は{何|なん}{度|ど}でも{起|お}こるだろう。",
"en": "Unless he genuinely reflects on it, the same problem will keep happening."
}
],
"tags": [
"condition",
"negation"
],
"notes": "B holds as long as A doesn't happen. More emphatic and formal than 〜なければ.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "352a1e7de16a2823b6ab88b5d534a1d6a444d994ef1d8381d409cc6d966285b7",
"meanings": [
"只要不",
"除非"
],
"formation": "动词ない形+かぎり",
"explanation": "表示只要前项没有发生,后项便持续成立。",
"notes": "比なければ更正式。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "よほどのことがないかぎり、明日の会議には出席します。",
"zh": "除非发生非常重大的事情,我会出席明天的会议。"
},
{
"ja": "本人が反省しないかぎり、同じ問題は何度でも起こるだろう。",
"zh": "除非本人反省,否则同样的问题会不断发生。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#nai-kagiri",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "bb30867c9482ff63293e811c928fae5bca8db97e01f88dbe5caff0d2849a8480"
}
}