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だけ

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だけ
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
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Meaning

Because of A, (natural results) B, As much as A can be done, as much as one wants/likes A, Only A、Just A

Conjugation

(A)N+ だけ + あって/に + (B) (A)VCasual + だけ + あって/に + (B) (A)Adjい+ だけ + あって/に + (B) (A)Adjな/だった + だけ + あって/に + (B)

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この本ほんは面白おもしろいだけでなく、ためにもなる。
この種しゅの犬いぬは日本にほんにだけいる。
このスーパーは土曜日どようびだけ配達はいたつする。
ここでは女おんなの子この靴くつだけが売うられています。
あなたは英語えいごだけ話はなさなければなりません。

Key points

What follows it, is a precise or absolute limit. Depending on the context in which it is used, it translate to English as "just" (if the extent of the limit is not known), or "only" (if extent of the limit is small), or "enough" (if extent of the limit is large).
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