Explanation
〜んばかりに means "as if (someone is about to) ~". Form: [ない-stem] + んばかりに (する → せんばかりに). Often used with 言わんばかりに = "as if to say".
Usage: Describes an extreme, exaggerated manner — as if the person is just about to do something. Common patterns: 泣かんばかりに (as if about to cry), 言わんばかりに (as if to say).
Formation: Verb ない stem + んばかりに.
Usage & nuance: 〜んばかりに describes an appearance so intense it is as if the action were about to happen, though it does not actually occur.
Compare: 〜んばかりに is an exaggerated as if, 〜ほどに is to the extent that, and 〜そうに describes a visible look.
हिंदी में समझें
〜んばかりに का मतलब "जैसे कि ~ ही हो"। रूप: [ない-stem] + んばかりに (する → せんばかりに)।
Examples
- かれは、なきださんばかりに、よろこんでいた。 (Kare wa, nakidasan bakari ni, yorokonde ita.)
हिंदी: वह ऐसे खुश था जैसे रो ही देगा।
English: He was so delighted he looked as if about to burst into tears. - かれは「でていけ」といわんばかりに、ゆびをさした。 (Kare wa "dete ike" to iwan bakari ni, yubi o sashita.)
हिंदी: उसने मानो "निकल जाओ" कहते हुए उंगली उठाई।
English: He pointed as if to say "get out". - 彼女は泣かんばかりに、頼んできた。 (Kanojo wa nakan bakari ni, tanonde kita.)
हिंदी: वह रोने ही वाली थी, ऐसे अनुरोध किया।
English: She begged as if she were about to cry. - 空は今にも割れんばかりの雷だった。 (Sora wa ima ni mo waren bakari no kaminari datta.)
हिंदी: आकाश फटने ही वाला था, ऐसी बिजली थी।
English: The sky had thunder as if it would split at any moment.
Common mistakes
- するんばかりに → せんばかりに — する becomes せん.
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