Japanese 258 - Only - だけ

We can use the word だけ when we want to express the idea of only or just, by placing だけ after nouns, verbs or adjectives.

Verb + だけNoun + だけい-adjective + だけな-adjective + な + だけ

See the below sentences for more examples of how to use だけ.

And here are some examples of sentences using だけ after adjectives. Note that you can use the particle after だけ to connect it to another sentence.

Finally, in the last sentence, note that you need to use な + だけ after a な-adjective.

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