Rune Forge#25
N2Pattern 25
〜ばかりに
Formula:
名詞修飾形
Examples & key points
油断したばかりに、失敗しました。
Yudan shita bakari ni, shippai shimashita.
Just because I let my guard down, I failed.
ばかりに always leads to a bad outcome, with regret in it
一言言ったばかりに、喧嘩になりました。
Hitokoto itta bakari ni, kenka ni narimashita.
One word from me and it turned into a row.
The cause is usually trivial, and that gap is the point
だけに は良い結果も取れますが、こちらは取れません。
Dake ni wa yoi kekka mo toremasu ga, kochira wa toremasen.
だけに allows a good outcome; this one does not.
That is the cleanest test between the two
