Meaning & usage
だけ limits the amount or scope of something, meaning only or as much as. It attaches directly to nouns, to verbs in plain form, and to quantity words like これ or それ. It is neutral in register and common in everyday speech.
Example sentences 8
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うむ。これだけのことをされて、ブチキレないほうがおかしい。
So. Having had all that done to him it would be stranger if he wasn't enraged.
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メールをチェックしたかっただけ。
I just wanted to check my email.
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１３人？たったそんだけかよ。
Just 13 people? That's all?
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来て下さるだけでいいのです。
I just want you to come.
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来たのはメアリーだけだった。
No one came except Mary.
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ありがとう、それだけだよ。
Thanks, that's all.
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君たちは学生なんだ、こんなことをやれるのは今だけだ。
You're students - It's only now that you can do this sort of thing.
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できるだけ安くあげようとした。
I tried to make it as cheap as possible.