Learn Japanese grammar: たばかり (ta bakari). Meaning: just finished; something just occurred.
This is based off of the lesson: ばかり (bakari).
Example A) Just ended
ゲーム終わったばかりだよ！
geemu owatta bakari dayo!
The game just ended!
Example B) Just occurred / started
今、始まったばかりです。
ima, hajimatta bakari desu.
It’s only just started now.
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たばかり - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
私は今起きたばかりです。
Example #2
この仕事を始めたばかりです。
Example #3
さっき昼ごはんを食べたばかりです。
Example #4
田中さんは先月にこの会社に入ったばかりです。
Example #5
このパソコンを買ったばかりなのにとても遅い！
Example #6
たった今その事故を見たばかりだ。
Example #7
私は今着いたばかりだ。
Example #8
数ヶ月前に日本語の勉強を始めたばかりだ。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 終わる | おわる | is be over; to be finished |
| 始まる | はじまる | to start; to begin |
| 起きる | おきる | to get up; to wake up |
| 仕事 | しごと | work |
| さっき | just now; some time ago | |
| 先月 | せんげつ | last month |
| 会社に入る | かいしゃにはいる | to join/enter the company |
| 遅い | おそい | slow |
| 事故 | じこ | accident |
| 着く | つく | to arrive |
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