極まりない・極まる｜きわまりない・きわまる - Grammar Discussion

Grammar Points
#1

extreme
extremely

Structure

  • な-Adjective + 極まりない ・ 極まる
  • な-Adjective + 極まりない ・ 極まる + Noun

:warning: 極まりない is used more often than 極まる. Note that 極まりない is not a negative form of 極まる
but 極まり with suffix ない, making it an adjective.

[Someone or something is in an extreme (often negative) state]

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#2

Is 極めて the adverbial form of “extreme”? 極まって seems to mean always, not extremely.

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#3

Yes, 極めて (きわめて) is used that way. Note that 極まって “always” (きまって) is an alternative spelling of 決まって.

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