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

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            <td>Verb + <strong>だけ</strong></td>
			<td>Noun + <strong>だけ</strong></td>
			<td>い-adjective + <strong>だけ</strong></td>
			<td>な-adjective + な + <strong>だけ</strong></td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
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<p>
	See the below sentences for more examples of how to use <strong>だけ</strong>.
</p>

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

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

Only - だけ

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

adjectival noun

adverbial phrase

adjectival phrase

adverbial noun

The verb to be

Hiragana 1

Kanji 1

Writing hiragana 1

Writing kanji 1

Hiragana 2

Kanji 2

The question particle か

Writing hiragana 2

This one and that one

Writing kanji 2

Reading exercise 1

Reading exercise 2

Hiragana 3

Negating nouns

Writing hiragana 3

The topic particle は

Kanji 3

The possession particle の

い-adjectives and な-adjectives

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Here and there

There is, there are

Writing kanji 3

Kanji 4

Group 1 verbs, direct and indirect objects

Group 2 verbs

Hiragana 4

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Negating verbs

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Writing hiragana 4

Reading exercise 3

Writing kanji 4

Reading exercise 4

Kanji 5

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The group 3 verbs する and 来る

The discourse particles ね and よ

The location particles に and で

Hiragana 5

Writing hiragana 5

Writing kanji 5

The destination particles に and へ

Kanji 6

The origin particle から

Hiragana 6

Relative positions

Conjugating い-adjectives

Writing hiragana 6

Writing kanji 6

Hiragana 7

Writing hiragana 7

Kanji 7

Conjugating な-adjectives

How are you?

The particle も

The word ちょっと

Question	Answer
only; just	だけdake
fish	魚さかなsakana
I only eat fish.	魚さかな　だけ　食たべます。sakana dake tabemasu.
to sleep; to lie down; to go to bed	寝ねるneru
to tire	疲つかれるtukareru
to be tired	疲つかれて　いるtukarete iru
I'm really tired. I only slept for three hours.	とても　疲つかれて　います　よ。　三さん時じ間かん　だけ　寝ねました。totemo tukarete imasu yo. sanzikan dake nemasita.
No, I'm just looking.	いいえ、　見みて　いる　だけ　です。iie, mite iru dake desu.
A: What have we got to drink? B: There's just this.	「飲のみ物もの　は　何なに　が　ある　か。」　「これ　だけ　が　ある。」「nomimono ha nani ga aru ka.」「kore dake ga aru.」
I've only met him once.	一い回っかい　だけ　会あいました。ikkai dake aimasita.
(I) only saw (him).	見みた　だけ　だ。mita dake da. Here the speaker is emphasizing that they merely saw the person, implying no further interaction.
That restaurant is just expensive; the food isn't good.	その　レストラン　は　高たかい　だけで、　食たべ物もの　は　良よく　ない。sono resutoran ha takai dakede, tabemono ha yoku nai.
He is just kind, not smart.	彼かれ　は　優やさしい　だけで、　頭あたま　が　良よく　ない。kare ha yasasii dakede, atama ga yoku nai.
She is just quiet.	彼かの女じょ　は　静しずかな　だけ　だ。kanozyo ha sizukana dake da. This sentence suggests that the only prominent characteristic of the woman is her quietness.

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