ばかり (bakari)

Meaning & usage

ばかり follows the past (ta-form) of a verb to say that an action happened only a moment ago, as in 帰国したばかりだ for someone who has just come back. It can also follow nouns to mean that things are nothing but that item, a usage seen in スパッツやハーフパンツばかりだ.

Example sentences 8

1. 父ちちは帰国きこくしたばかりだ。

   My father has just returned from abroad.

2. 物価は安くなるどころか、高くなるばかりだった。

   Far from falling, the prices of commodities went on rising.

3. そうですね。下手にでてばかりもなんだし。かつ、倫理的ですね。

   That's right. It's written in an unassuming fashion, and it's an ethical standpoint as well.

4. どの学校であっても、体操着は、スパッツやハーフパンツばかりだ。

   In schools everywhere sports-wear is all spats and shorts.

5. どいつもこいつも不平ばかり言いやがって。

   All those bastards do is complain.

6. 母は私が帰宅することばかりを思っていた。

   Mother thought of nothing but my coming home.

7. 両親はたった今、駅に着いたばかりです。

   My parents have just arrived at the station.

8. 彼女は大学を出たばかりの英語の先生だ。

   She is an English teacher fresh from college.