Particles · Lesson 11

「だけ」「しか」「ばかり」: only, nothing but, all

冷蔵庫れいぞうこには卵たまごが二ふたつしかありません。

「だけ」 is a neutral “only”, 「しか」 + negative means “too little”, 「ばかり」 is “nothing but”. How they attach, where particles go, and 「のみ」 on signs.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「だけ」: only, just
  2. 02「しか」 + negative: only … (too little)
  3. 03「だけ」, 「しか」 and other particles
  4. 04「ばかり」: nothing but, always
  5. 05「のみ」 on signs
  6. 06Summary table and common mistakes

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • Choose the phrase for the blank
  • 「だけ」, 「しか」 or 「ばかり」?
  • Which sentence is correct?
  • Change 「だけ」 to 「しか」
  • Put the pieces in order

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