GRAMMAR
〜たばかり
have just done ~
Explanation
NOTE
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.
NOTE
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
Vた
ばかりこの携帯は買ったばかりだ。
Kono keitai wa katta bakari da.
I just bought this phone.
さっき起きたばかりだ。
Sakki okita bakari da.
I just woke up a moment ago.
日本に来たばかりです。
Nihon ni kita bakari desu.
I have just arrived in Japan.
Practice exercises
1
転職したばかりで、まだ仕事に慣れていません。
I just changed jobs, so I'm not used to work yet.
Answer
ばかり
2
今起きたばかりです。
I just woke up.
Answer
ばかり
3
ごはんを食べたばかりです。
I just ate.
Answer
ばかり
4
日本に来たばかりです。
I just came to Japan.
Answer
ばかり
5
ごはんを食べたばかりだ。
I just ate rice.
Answer
ばかり
6
この映画は見たばかりです。
I just watched this movie.
Answer
ばかり
7
日本に来たばかりだから、まだ慣れていない。
Because I just arrived in Japan, I'm not used to it yet.
Answer
ばかり
8
この携帯は購入したばかりなのに、もう壊れた。
Even though I just bought this phone, it already broke.
Answer
ばかり