Learn Japanese - The Complete Video Series (presented by becauseofdreams) - 「Learn Japanese」 The Particle だけ as “just, only”

The Particle だけ as “just, only” だけ is a common Japanese particle that translates into English as "just" or "only" and works in an almost completely similar manner to its English counterpart words. だけ can be used with any of the three main word types (adjectives, nouns, and verbs) simply by attaching it right after said word to express "just WORD" or "only WORD." Example(s): わたしだけ (watashi dake) "just me" あなただけ (anata dake) "just you" 面白いだけ (omoshiroi dake) "just interesting" 勉強するだけ (benkyou suru dake) "just studying" Unlike the similar particle しか which can only be used in negative form sentences, だけ can be used in both positive and negative form sentences. Example Sentence(s): 今日だけバナナパクチー味のアイスが買えるよ！スーパー限定だから！ Kyou dake banana pakuchi- aji no aisu ga kaeru yo! Su-pa- gentei dakara! “The banana coriander flavor ice cream is available only today! It’s super limited edition!” やばい!半分のレッスンだけ勉強した。 Yabai! Hanbun no resson dake benkyou shita. “Oh no! I only studied half of the lesson.” *Note how だけ also fulfills the function of the direct object marker/particle を here. However, this will not always be the case, as the double particle usage of だけを is also possible (the reversed order of をだけ is grammatically incorrect). 彼は使える人(だけに/にだけ)優しい。 Kare wa tsukaeru hito (dake ni/ni dake) yasashii. “That guy is only nice to people who are useful.” *When だけ is used with certain other particles, the double particle combination is reversible; however, certain orders may be much more common and sound more natural. 僕だけが犯人の顔を見ました。 Boku dake ga hannin no kao o mimashita. “It was just me who saw the culprit’s face.” *The double particle combination of だけ and が can only be used in that order. *The particle のみ is considered to be a formal version of だけ, usually only appearing in written language. Similar Grammar Pattern(s): しか (CLAUSE/NOUN1)だけ(で/じゃ)なく(て)NOUN2も as “not only (CLAUSE/NOUN1) but NOUN2 too” (NOUN/Plain-Form VERB) + だけで as “just with NOUN/just by VERBing” ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ Interested in learning Japanese with anime? Check out the Learning Japanese through Anime playlist to learn Japanese words and grammar with your favorite anime series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwGjqS2iLnwWxySE9tsgCrBjWnJ0biWmw LEARNING JAPANESE - THE COMPLETE VIDEO SERIES 200+ Video lessons on Japanese grammar to help anyone at any level learn Japanese from scratch! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwGjqS2iLnwV1lBfUo6VuWmMaWUJnxLMK ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ VISIT OUR OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://learnjapanese.becauseofdreams.com *The #01. source for the most complete and updated information on all lessons. Also includes many other invaluable resources such as downloads for scripts, importable flashcard text files, infographics, charts, and more! SUPPORT LEARNING JAPANESE ON PATREON! Need more videos? Please consider becoming a patron to support the continuation of this video series and the development of our curriculum! https://www.patreon.com/learningjapanese FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LIVE UPDATES! stay up to date with the newest videos as well as gain access to additional content such as articles, recommended resources, kanji lessons, Japanese Phrase and Words of the Day, vocabulary lists, and more! FACEBOOK: http://fb.me/LearnJPBOD TUMBLR: http://learnjapanesebod.tumblr.com/ TWITTER https://twitter.com/LearnJPBOD Need conversation partners to practice speaking Japanese with? Have questions that need immediate replies? JOIN FELLOW LEARNERS ON OUR DISCORD SERVER COMMUNITY! http://learnjapanese.becauseofdreams.com/discord/ ✧¸¸.•*¨*• •*¨*•.¸¸✧ This video series is presented by becauseofdreams http://becauseofdreams.com/ All media presented in this video is created and owned by becauseofdreams or is used as supplemental material to the main educational content with no malicious copyright infringement intended. *Please leave a comment below if you notice any possible errors so that we may make proper notes and revisions for future viewers.