〜たばかり
- Pattern
- 〜たばかり
- Level
- N4
- Reading
- 〜たばかり
- Meaning
- just finished doing / have just done
- Attaches to
- Verb (た-form)
- Nuance & register
Refers to an action completed recently according to the speaker's subjective feeling, even if time has passed.
- Example
日本に来たばかりなので、まだ日本語が上手ではありません。 Since I have just arrived in Japan, I am not good at Japanese yet.
- Easily confused with
〜たところ