…くらいだから
Because (to the extent of) ...
JLPT
N3
Structure
くらい/ぐらいだから is a conjunction.
Meaning
Used to indicate the degree of an action or situation, presenting the speaker's inference or assessment. It is often followed by expressions of the speaker's speculation, such as 「のだろう」,「にちがいない」, 「はずだ」...
山下
yamashita
さんはいつも
sanhaitsumo
本
hon
さえあればほかにはなにもいらないと
saearebahokanihananimoiranaito
言
i
っているぐらいだから
tteiruguraidakara
、
,
きっと
kitto
家
ie
の
no
中
naka
は
ha
本
hon
だらけなんだろう
darakenandarou
。
.
Mr. Yamashita always says that he doesn't need anything else as long as he has books, so his house must be full of books.
あの
ano
温厚
onkou
な
na
鈴木
suzuki
さんが
sanga
怒
oko
ったくらいだから
ttakuraidakara
、
,
よほどのことだったのでしょう
yohodonokotodattanodeshou
。
.
It must have been a big deal since the gentle Suzuki-san was so angry.
