Learn Japanese grammar: だけで (dake de). Meaning: just by; just by doing; with only.
だけで (dake de) is a combination of だけ (dake) and the で (de) particle.
It literally means “only by”, or “just by”.
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だけで - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
あなたに会うだけで元気になる。
Example #2
それだけで幸せだった。
Example #3
あなたの写真を見るだけでうれしい。
Example #4
宿題のことを考えるだけでやる気がなくなります。
Example #5
二人だけで少し話がしたい。
Example #6
彼女のことを思うだけでドキドキする。
Example #7
愛情だけでは生きてはいけない。
Example #8
一目見ただけで、俺に必要なことはすべてわかった。
Example #9
彼は片足だけで自転車を走っている
Example #10
安定した収入を得るだけでは満足できなかった。
Example #11
留学生の生活の苦労を聞くだけで、日本に留学している娘のことを心配する。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 二人 | ふたり | together; the two of us |
| 少し | すこし | a little |
| 話がしたい | はなしがしたい | want to talk |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | homework |
| 考える | かんがえる | to think about |
| やる気 | やるき | motivation; energy |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | her; she; girlfriend |
| 思う | おもう | to think about |
| ドキドキ | どきどき | get excited (heart beating sound) |
| 彼 | かれ | he |
| 片足 | かたあし | one leg |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| 走る | はしる | to run; to ride |
| 安定 | あんてい | safe; secure |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income |
| 得る | える | to gain |
| 満足 | まんぞく | to be satisfied |
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