たばかり
(Tabakari)
Indicates that an action was completed very recently.
Connection rules
- ＋Verb (ta-form) + ばかり
Examples
1.
さっき起きたばかりなので、まだ少し眠いです。
Sakki oki ta bakari na node, mada sukoshi nemui desu.
I just woke up a moment ago, so I'm still a little sleepy.
「Waking up late」
2.
日本に来たばかりの時は、日本語が話せませんでした。
Nippon ni ki ta bakari no toki ha, nihongo ga hanase mase n deshi ta.
When I had just come to Japan, I couldn't speak Japanese.
「Reflecting on the past」
Practice
This smartphone keeps breaking even though I just bought it last week.
先週___のスマホなのに、もう壊れてしまいました。
Romaji also accepted