Word
見た目 だけ で 選ぶ わけ に は いかない。mitame dake de erabu wake ni wa ikanai.
Meaning
I cannot choose based on appearance alone.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of mitame dake de erabu wake ni wa ikanai.
でde
means particle
選ぶerabu
to choose
だけdake
only
わけ に は いかないwake ni wa ikanai
cannot; cannot afford to
Questions & Answers about mitame dake de erabu wake ni wa ikanai.
What does 見た目 mean here?
見た目 means appearance, looks, or how something/someone appears on the outside.
In this sentence, it refers to outward appearance only, not the actual quality or substance.
- 見た目だけで = just from appearances / based only on looks
It is a very common word in everyday Japanese.
Examples:
- 見た目がいい = It looks good.
- 見た目はきれいだ = It looks pretty / clean in appearance.
Why is だけ used here?
だけ means only or just.
So:
- 見た目だけで = only by appearance
- 見た目で by itself would mean by appearance / judging from appearance
- adding だけ makes it clear that appearance is the only basis, and that is what the speaker is rejecting
So the sentence is saying that choosing something on looks alone is not acceptable.
What is the role of で in 見た目だけで?
