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Grammar list

だけ

(Dake)

only / just (basic noun restriction).

Connection rules

  • Noun + だけ; Number/counter + だけ (一つだけ 'just one'). Can follow or replace case particles.
  • Neutral register — contrast with ばかり which is emphatic/critical.
  • With numbers or counters, expresses 'just X much': 一人だけ ('just one person'), 少しだけ ('just a little').

Examples

1.
みずだけまし

Mizu dake nomi mashi ta.

I drank only water.

only / just (basic noun restriction)

2.
いちにんだけまし

Ichi nin dake ki mashi ta.

Only one person came.

only / just (basic noun restriction)

Practice

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Romaji also accepted