Decoded Slug: Noun だけ〜 (〜dake)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Noun だけ〜 (〜dake)
Noun だけ〜 (〜dake)
Short explanation:
Indicates 'only', 'just', or 'merely'.
Formation:
Noun + だけ, Verb-casual + だけ, い-Adjective + だけ, な-Adjective-な + だけ
Examples:
コーヒーだけ飲んで、帰りました。
Koohii dake nonde, kaerimashita.
I only drank coffee and went home.
この本は二十ページだけ読んだ。
Kono hon wa nijuu peeji dake yonda.
I only read twenty pages of this book.
彼女はとても速いですが、走るだけ速くなく、考えるだけ速いです。
Kanojo wa totemo hayai desu ga, hashiru dake hayaku naku, kangaeru dake hayai desu.
She is very fast, not only in running but also in thinking.
この部屋は寝るだけの場所です。
Kono heya wa neru dake no basho desu.
This room is a place only for sleeping.
Long explanation:
The Noun だけ grammar point is used to emphasize the idea of 'only', 'just', or 'merely' in a sentence. It can be attached to nouns, verbs, い-adjectives, and な-adjectives to show this emphasis. This grammar point is commonly used in both spoken and written Japanese.
