10.1 ～たばかり — “just did”

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Overview

This lesson covers ～たばかり, which expresses that something happened recently. Unlike ～たところだ, the timing is subjective — the speaker decides what counts as "just" based on their own feeling.

～たばかり is used to say that something happened recently. The exact time is subjective and depends on the speaker’s feeling.

Verb (past) + ばかり + だ / です

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I just arrived.

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I just ate, so I’m full.

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I just moved to Japan.

Dialogue

いま今にっぽん日本についた着いたばかりです。にほんご日本語のべんきょう勉強をはじめた始めたばかりなので、まだむずかしいです難しいです。このふく服はせんしゅう先週かった買ったばかりです。たべた食べたばかりなので、おなかお腹がいっぱいです。ひっこした引っ越したばかりで、まだにもつ荷物がかたづいていません片づいていません。かれ彼はこのかいしゃ会社にはいった入ったばかりです。このすまほスマホはかった買ったばかりなのに、もうこわれてしまいました壊れてしまいました。おきた起きたばかりで、まだねむいです眠いです。しごと仕事をおえた終えたばかりで、とてもつかれています疲れています。あたらしい新しいかふぇカフェができたばかりなので、いって行ってみたいです。

I just arrived in Japan today. I just started studying Japanese, so it's still difficult. I just bought these clothes last week. I just ate, so I'm full. I just moved, so my things aren't put away yet. He just joined this company. This smartphone broke even though I just bought it. I just woke up and I'm still sleepy. I just finished work and I'm very tired. A new cafe just opened, so I want to try it.

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10.2 ～ところだ — Before, During, and After an Action

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