Decoded Slug: ～ばかりだ (〜bakari da)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
～ばかりだ (〜bakari da)
～ばかりだ (〜bakari da)
Short explanation:
Express a continuing state or negative tendency; 'just', 'only', 'always'.
Formation:
Verb-てform + ばかりだ, い-Adjective + ばかりだ, な-Adjective + ばかりだ, Noun + ばかりだ
Examples:
彼は文句を言ってばかりだ。
Kare wa monku wo itte bakari da.
He is always complaining.
この映画は面白くなくて、退屈してばかりだ。
Kono eiga wa omoshirokunakute, taikutsu shite bakari da.
This movie is not interesting, I'm just bored.
彼女は暇なばかりだ。
Kanojo wa hima na bakari da.
She is just free all the time.
最近、仕事の失敗ばかりだ。
Saikin, shigoto no shippai bakari da.
Lately, it's just been one work failure after another.
Long explanation:
The ～ばかりだ grammar point is used to express a continuing state or negative tendency of something or someone. It can be translated as 'just', 'only', or 'always' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.
