JLPT N3 Grammar (dake)

Meaning

as much as ~

Level: JLPT N3

How to use

Verb (dictionary form)だけ
Noun
な-adjective + な
い-adjective
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Learn Japanese grammar: (dake). Meaning: as much as ~.

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Example #1

たべたいだけたべなさい。
tabetai dake tabenasai.
Eat as much as you like.
Example #2

わたしはそれをできるだけはやくいただけますか。
watashi wa sore o dekiru dake hayaku itadakemasu ka?
Would I be able to get that as soon as possible?
Example #3

できるだけはやくへんじをいただけるとたすかります。
dekiru dake hayaku henji o itadakeru to tasukarimasu.
I would appreciate it if you could reply to me as soon as possible.
Example #4

たべほうだいだから、たべれるだけたべてくださいね。
tabehoudai da kara, tabereru dake tabete kudasai ne.
It's all you can eat, so eat as much as you can!
Example #5

にどとここにもどれないから、よめるだけほんをよみたいです。
nido to koko ni modorenai kara, yomeru dake hon o yomitai desu.
I will never be able to come back here, so I want to read as much as I can.
Example #6

しけんがおわったら、すきなだけあそびたい。
shiken ga owattara, suki na dake asobitai.
After the exam is finished, I want to relax and hang out as much as I want.
Example #7

いもうとはしけんのべんきょうをしゅうちゅうしているから、しずかなだけしずかにしましょう。
imouto wa shiken no benkyou o shuuchuu shite iru kara, shizuka na dake shizuka ni shimashou.
My sister is concentrating on studying for the exam, let's be as quiet as we can be.
Example #8

あなたはよくがんばったから、あしたはねたいだけねていいよ。
anata wa yoku ganbatta kara, ashita wa netai dake nete ii yo.
You've worked hard, so tomorrow you can sleep as much as you'd like!

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