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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜だけでなく

N3
dake de naku

not only ... but also

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + だけでなく

Chinese meanings

不但;而且

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+だけでなく

Chinese usage

表示除了前项之外,后项也成立。

Chinese notes

口语可说だけじゃなくて。

Examples

  • この店みせは料りょう理りがおいしいだけでなく、値ね段だんも安やすい。
    This restaurant not only has delicious food, it's cheap too.
    这家店不仅饭菜好吃,价格也便宜。
  • 地じ震しんの後あと、水みずだけでなく電でん気きも止とまってしまった。
    After the earthquake, not only the water but also the electricity was cut off.
    地震后不但停水,也停电了。
  • 彼かの女じょは歌うたが上じょう手ずなだけでなく、自じ分ぶんで曲きょくも作つくっている。
    She not only sings well but also writes her own songs.
    她不仅擅长唱歌,还自己作曲。

Notes

Common in both speech and writing. Casual: 〜だけじゃなくて. Slightly less formal than 〜ばかりでなく.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dake-de-naku');
{
  "id": "dake-de-naku",
  "pattern": "〜だけでなく",
  "romaji": "dake de naku",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "not only ... but also",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + だけでなく",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この店は料理がおいしいだけでなく、値段も安い。",
      "furigana": "この{店|みせ}は{料理|りょうり}がおいしいだけでなく、{値段|ねだん}も{安|やす}い。",
      "en": "This restaurant not only has delicious food, it's cheap too."
    },
    {
      "ja": "地震の後、水だけでなく電気も止まってしまった。",
      "furigana": "{地震|じしん}の{後|あと}、{水|みず}だけでなく{電気|でんき}も{止|と}まってしまった。",
      "en": "After the earthquake, not only the water but also the electricity was cut off."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は歌が上手なだけでなく、自分で曲も作っている。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{歌|うた}が{上手|じょうず}なだけでなく、{自分|じぶん}で{曲|きょく}も{作|つく}っている。",
      "en": "She not only sings well but also writes her own songs."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "addition"
  ],
  "notes": "Common in both speech and writing. Casual: 〜だけじゃなくて. Slightly less formal than 〜ばかりでなく.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a8200ef51bcb1f9e87d0b748914f2f33d1a0b13851270b2df0da813b40a6a3f5",
    "meanings": [
      "不但",
      "而且"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+だけでなく",
    "explanation": "表示除了前项之外,后项也成立。",
    "notes": "口语可说だけじゃなくて。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この店は料理がおいしいだけでなく、値段も安い。",
        "zh": "这家店不仅饭菜好吃,价格也便宜。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "地震の後、水だけでなく電気も止まってしまった。",
        "zh": "地震后不但停水,也停电了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は歌が上手なだけでなく、自分で曲も作っている。",
        "zh": "她不仅擅长唱歌,还自己作曲。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#dake-de-naku",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5f24564dbb05a4bcb204efc70c0b0c285fd8e1a0c7559c6ced86944f61a172a2"
  }
}