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Note
Used together with a negative verb.
Usages of shika
この 鳥 は 日本 に しか 住んで いません。kono tori wa nihon ni shika sunde imasen.
This bird only lives in Japan.
彼 は 日本語 しか 話せません。kare wa nihongo shika hanasemasen.
He can speak only Japanese.
私 は 百円 しか 持って いない。watashi wa hyakuen shika motte inai.
I have only 100 yen.
この メニュー に は ベジタリアン の 料理 が 一つ しか ない。kono menyuu ni wa bejitarian no ryouri ga hitotsu shika nai.
There's only one vegetarian dish on this menu.
私たち は 年 に 一度 しか 海 に 行かない。watashitachi wa toshi ni ichido shika umi ni ikanai.
We go to the sea only once a year.
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