► 接尾辞
杯 [はい] meaning: cup rank: 1
☆ 彼は御飯を三杯食べた ⇨ He ate three bowls of rice (☛ A counting word for cup, bowl, glass, etc.)
杯 [はい] meaning: glass rank: 1
☆ 私はビールを一杯飲んだだけだ ⇨ I just had one glass of beer (☛ A counting word for cup, bowl, glass, etc.)
杯 [はい] meaning: cup rank: 4
☆ 優勝者は天皇杯を受け取った ⇨ The winner received an emperor’s cup (☛ A trophy cup)
More examples:
- 塩大匙一杯 (おおさじ) ⇨ One tablespoon of salt
- 小匙一杯の塩 ⇨ A small spoon, teaspoon, of salt
- 駅は帰省客で一杯だった ⇨ The station was full of people going home (for holidays)
- あいつには完全に一杯食わされた ⇨ He completely tricked, duped, me
- 工事には今年一杯かかる見込みだ ⇨ It is expected, likely, that the construction will last until the end of this year
- 一杯やろうよ ⇨ Let’s have a drink
- 寿司を一杯食べて満腹した ⇨ I had a lot of sushi and am fully satiated
- 皆の健康を願って乾杯しましょう ⇨ Please have a toast wishing good health for everybody
- みかんが安かったから一杯買ってきた ⇨ I bought a lot of mandarins because they were cheap
- 砂浜は海水浴客で一杯だ ⇨ The beach is full of vacationers
- 綺麗なドレスが一杯あって目移りしてしまう ⇨ There are so many beautiful dresses that my eyes keep wandering. I cannot choose one
- ビール一杯が千円なんてぼったくってる ⇨ ¥1K for a glass of beer is a rip-off
- 一杯やり給え (いっぱい) ⇨ Have a drink
- 力一杯頑張った ⇨ I tried to the very best of my ability
- 一杯やりましょうか？ ⇨ How about a drink?