Grammar

〜たばかり

Reading: たばかり

Meanings: have just done ~

Explanation

introduction

explanation

*たばかり* attaches to the `た-form` of a `verb` and means *have just done ~*. It emphasizes that very **little time has passed** since the action was completed.

explanation

Unlike *たところだ*, which is more objective, *たばかり* can describe something that happened recently but feels **subjectively recent** to the speaker — even if some time has passed.

structure

Practice exercises

usage_japanese
転職てんしょくした{placeholder}で、まだ仕事しごとに慣なれていません。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
今いま起おきた{placeholder}です。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
ごはんを食たべた{placeholder}です。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
日本にほんに来きた{placeholder}です。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
ごはんを食たべた{placeholder}だ。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
この映画えいがは見みた{placeholder}です。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
日本にほんに来きた{placeholder}だから、まだ慣なれていない。
Answer: ばかり
usage_japanese
この携帯けいたいは購入こうにゅうした{placeholder}なのに、もう壊こわれた。
Answer: ばかり