Decoded Slug: ～ばかり (〜bakari)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
～ばかり (〜bakari)
～ばかり (〜bakari)
Short explanation:
Expresses 'only', 'nothing but', 'always', 'just'.
Formation:
Verb-ますstem + ばかり, い-Adjective + ばかり, な-Adjective + ばかり, Noun + ばかり
Examples:
彼はゲームばかりしている。
Kare wa geemu bakari shite iru.
He is always playing games.
この部屋は綺麗なものばかりだ。
Kono heya wa kirei na mono bakari da.
This room has nothing but clean things.
彼女は勉強ばかりしていて、遊んでいる暇がない。
Kanojo wa benkyou bakari shite ite, asonde iru hima ga nai.
She is always studying and has no time to play.
彼の話は嘘ばかりで、信じることができない。
Kare no hanashi wa uso bakari de, shinjiru koto ga dekinai.
His words are nothing but lies, and I cannot believe them.
Long explanation:
The ～ばかり grammar point is used to express that something is only, nothing but, always, or just a certain way. It emphasizes the repeated or continuous nature of an action or state. It can be used with verbs, い-adjectives, な-adjectives, and nouns.
