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Grammar list

なりに

(Nari ni)

in one's own way / in the manner suited to.

Connection rules

  • +Noun + なりに (adverbial) / なりの + noun (attributive).
  • +Acknowledges personal effort within one's own limits / style.
  • +Common for modest self-assessment: 私なりに頑張った ('I did my best in my own way').

Examples

1.
私わたしなりに一生懸命いっしょうけんめい頑張がんばった。

Watashi nari ni isshoukenmei ganba ta.

I tried my best in my own way.

「in one's own way / in the manner suited to」

2.
子供こどもには子供こどもなりの悩なやみがある。

Kodomo ni wa kodomo nari no nayami ga aru.

Children have their own kind of worries.

「in one's own way / in the manner suited to」

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