N1 Grammar ⑧　きわまりない

きわまりない / に堪えない / からして — extreme degree, overwhelming emotion, revealing basis

'The height of rudeness.' 'Overcome with emotion.' 'Even his attitude alone reveals the problem.' — the most extreme N1 expressions for emotion and basis.

What you'll learn

• きわまりない: 'extremely ~ / the height of ~' — attaches to な-adj stem
• に堪えない: 'overwhelmingly ~ / beyond bearing' — emotion exceeding expression
• からして: ① 'even from this basic thing' (reveals bigger problem); ② 'judging from'
• Memory: きわまりない=extreme criticism; に堪えない=overflowing; からして=revealing basis

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