Grammar a Day - Level 1 - 〜の至り (noitari)

〜の至り (noitari) - completely; utmost

--- Notes ---
formal, written.

Noun + の至り

Notes: Formal. No kiwami and no itari mean exactly the same thing and are
also exactly the same grammatically. The only difference is that no itari
sounds more humble.

khongbietboi, according to my JLPT1 grammar book what you are saying isn't
entirely correct. no itari can only be used for the speaker, whereas no
kiwami can be used for others as well. so they are NOT exactly the same.

--- Examples ---
赤面の至りだ
I was completely embarassed

若気の至りで
in the folly of youth

喜びの至り
utmost joy

冥加の至り
great blessing

憧れの女優に握手してもらって、もう感激の至りだ。
I shook the hand of my favourite actress. I was completely overwhelmed.

--- Comments ---
is this the same as (contributor: dc)

maybe has more of an implication of something that lead up to this
situation? like - same kanji 至る (contributor: dc)

I read that this is mainly used with experssions of emotion. 光栄, 感激,
若気,感心, etc are commonly used. It is ofen inerchangable with 〜の極み
but 〜の極み is also used for words of non-emotion such as 疲労の極み.
(contributor: blabby)

Can somebody confirm if 〜の至り is used only for emotions.

贅沢(ぜいたく)の至り and 低俗の至り are wrong because they are not
emotions. Right?

They should be 贅沢の極み and 低俗の極み right??

Is ther an easier way to tell the difference between 〜の極みand 〜の至り?
(contributor: blabby)

I am not sure if you can categorize 至り as relating to emotions and　極み
as not. 光栄の至り、汗顔の至り and　慶賀の至り, etc., may not just relate
to emotions. It is hard to set up any rule to differentiate.
(contributor: bamboo4)

Everyone, according to my JLPT1 grammar book, an important difference
between の至り and の極み is that the first can only be used for yourself
(the speaker), whereas the latter can be used for others as well. Hope that
helps (contributor: mankind)

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