Decoded Slug: ~だけしか (~dake shika)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
~だけしか (~dake shika)

~だけしか (~dake shika)

Short explanation:

Emphasizes the scarcity or insufficiency of something; 'only', 'nothing but'.

Formation:

Quantity + だけ + しか + Negative Verb

Examples:

今日は1時間だけしか勉強できなかった。
Kyou wa ichijikan dake shika benkyou dekinakatta.
Today, I could study for only one hour.
彼はカレーだけしか食べない。
Kare wa karee dake shika tabenai.
He eats only curry.
田中さんは5人だけしか招待しなかった。
Tanaka-san wa gonin dake shika shoutai shinakatta.
Tanaka only invited five people.
あのレストランでは野菜だけしか売っていない。
Ano resutoran de wa yasai dake shika utte inai.
That restaurant sells only vegetables.

Long explanation:

The ~だけしか grammar point is used to emphasize the scarcity or insufficiency of something. It can be translated as 'only' or 'nothing but' in English. The formation is consistent across verbs, adjectives, and nouns.
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