Number/Amount + は (At least)

At least, Sort of, Or so

JLPT N4
Pattern

Number / amount + は

How it works

は after a number or amount means “at least”: 一時間はかかる (it'll take at least an hour). It sets a minimum the speaker expects.

Examples

  • 駅まで 30分は かかります。It takes at least 30 minutes to the station.
  • この 本は 千円は するでしょう。This book probably costs at least ¥1,000.

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Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 5

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