fusen dake de wa tarinakatta node, nori mo tsukaimashita.

topic particle

Breakdown of fusen dake de wa tarinakatta node, nori mo tsukaimashita.

• で: means particle
• 使つかう: to use
• ので: reason particle

Questions & Answers about fusen dake de wa tarinakatta node, nori mo tsukaimashita.

What does 付せん mean here?

付せん means sticky notes or Post-it notes.

A very common kanji spelling is 付箋. In everyday writing, you may see:

• 付せん
• 付箋
• sometimes ふせん

In this sentence, it refers to sticky notes being used for some purpose, but they were not enough by themselves.

What does だけでは mean?

だけ means only or just.

So 付せんだけでは means:

• with only sticky notes
• if using only sticky notes
• sticky notes alone

The では adds the sense of in that case / by that means / under that condition.

So 付せんだけでは足りなかった means something like:

• Sticky notes alone were not enough
• Using only sticky notes wasn’t enough

Why are both で and は used in だけでは?