JLPT N2 Grammar ばかりに (bakari ni)

Meaning 意味

simply because; on account of~ (negative result)

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How to use 使い方

Verb (casual)	ばかりに
Noun (+ である)
な-adjective + な/である
い-adjective

Learn Japanese grammar: ばかりに (bakari ni). Meaning: simply because; on account of~ (negative result).

This is used to emphasize the reason why something negative happened.

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ばかりに - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

お金がないばかりに、今度の旅行に行けなかった。

おかねがないばかりに、こんどのりょこうにいけなかった。

okane ga nai bakari ni, kondo no ryokou ni ikenakatta.

I wasn't able to go on this trip since I don't have any money.

Example #2

ホラー映画を見たばかりに、怖くてなかなか寝られない。

ホラーえいがをみたばかりに、こわくてなかなかねられない。

horaa eiga o mita bakari ni, kowakute nakanaka nerarenai.

I watched a horror movie, which was really scary and now I can't seem to fall asleep.

Example #3

先輩のアドバイスを聞き入れなかったばかりに大きな失敗をしてしまった。

せんぱいのアドバイスをききいれなかったばかりにおおきなしっぱいをしてしまった。

senpai no adobaisu o kiki irenakatta bakari ni ooki na shippai o shite shimatta.

I didn't listen to the advice of my senior and ended up making a huge mistake.

Example #4

彼の一言を信じたばかりにひどい目にあった。

かれのひとことをしんじたばかりにひどいめにあった。

kare no hitokoto o shinjita bakari ni hidoime ni atta.

I had a horrible experience all because I believed what he said.

Example #5

経験がないばかりに苦労した。

けいけんがないばかりにくろうした。

keiken ga nai bakari ni kurou shita.

I suffered since I lacked any experience.

Example #6

私が遅刻をしたばかりに皆に迷惑をかけてしまった。

わたしがちこくをしたばかりにみなにめいわくをかけてしまった。

watashi ga chikoku o shita bakari ni minani meiwaku o kaketeshimatta.

I'm so sorry for any trouble I caused for everyone because I was late..

Example #7

外国人であるばかりに、アパート探しには苦労した。

がいこくじんであるばかりに、アパートさがしにはくろうした。

gaikokujin dearu bakari ni, apaato sagashi niwa kurou shita.

I had a really hard time finding a new apartment just because I'm a foreigner..

Example #8

顔が似ていたばかりに犯人と間違われた。

かおがにていたばかりにはんにんとまちがわれた。

kao ga niteita bakari ni hannin to machigawareta

I was mistaken as a criminal just because our faces are similar.

Vocabulary List 語彙

Kanji 漢字	Kana カナ	English 英語
今度	こんど	this/next time
旅行	りょこう	trip
経験	けいけん	experience
苦労	くろう	to work hard; suffer
顔	かお	face
似ている	にている	to be similar
遅刻	ちこく	late; tardy
苦労	くろう	suffer; struggle

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