asa okita bakaride bonyarishite ite, akubi mo nakanaka tomaranakatta.

morning

Breakdown of asa okita bakaride bonyarishite ite, akubi mo nakanaka tomaranakatta.

• 〜て いる: progressive form
• 〜て: connective form
• も: also

Questions & Answers about asa okita bakaride bonyarishite ite, akubi mo nakanaka tomaranakatta.

Why is there no particle after 朝?

Because 朝 is a time word, and time words in Japanese often appear without a particle.

So:

• 朝起きた = woke up in the morning
• 朝に起きた is generally not how this would be said

This is similar to other time expressions like:

• 今日行く = go today
• 昨日帰った = went home yesterday
• 朝食べた = ate in the morning

So 朝 is simply setting the time for 起きた.

Why is it 起きたばかり, not 起きてばかり?

Because V-ta + ばかり means just did V.

So:

• 起きたばかり = just woke up

By contrast, V-te ばかりいる / V-te ばかり has a completely different meaning: do nothing but V or keep V-ing.

For example:

• 遊んでばかりいる = he does nothing but play

So in this sentence, 起きたばかり is the correct pattern because the speaker means they had only just woken up.

What does ばかりで mean here?