Rune Forge#12
N3Pattern 12
〜ばかり
Formula:
N/V-て
Examples & key points
遊んでばかりいないで、勉強しなさい。
Asonde bakari inaide, benkyō shinasai.
Stop just playing and go study.
V-て plus ばかり is doing nothing but, and it scolds
日本に来たばかりです。
Nihon ni kita bakari desu.
I have only just arrived in Japan.
V-た plus ばかり means just did it — a different grammar from the て form
甘いものばかり食べています。
Amai mono bakari tabete imasu.
I eat nothing but sweet things.
On a noun it means only that sort, and still judges
Tags:
high-frequency
