ばかり
- Particle
- ばかり
- Function
- Approximate amount or exclusive focus
- Level
- N3
- How it works
Attaches to nouns or verbs to indicate doing only one thing, or to show an approximate amount.
- Example
Kare wa neteばかり iru. He is just sleeping all the time.
- Versus
だけ (dake) limits quantity strictly, whereas ばかり (bakari) can also express doing something excessively or an approximate amount.