〜たばかり
N4ta bakari
have just done
Formation
Verb-ta + ばかり
Chinese meanings
刚刚做了
Chinese formation
动词た形+ばかり
Chinese usage
表示说话人觉得某事发生后没过多久。
Chinese notes
时间长短带主观判断;〜たところ更强调刚完成。
Examples
- 日本に来たばかりなので、まだ日本語がよく分かりません。I've only just come to Japan, so I don't understand Japanese well yet.我刚来日本,所以还不太懂日语。
- さっき昼ご飯を食べたばかりだから、おなかがいっぱいだ。I just had lunch, so I'm full.刚才才吃了午饭,所以我很饱。
- 買ったばかりの傘をなくしてしまった。I lost the umbrella I had just bought.刚买的伞就弄丢了。
Notes
Shows the speaker feels little time has passed, even if it was weeks ago. 〜たところ refers to only moments ago.
#time#completion
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ta-bakari');
{
"id": "ta-bakari",
"pattern": "〜たばかり",
"romaji": "ta bakari",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "have just done",
"formation": "Verb-ta + ばかり",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "日本に来たばかりなので、まだ日本語がよく分かりません。",
"furigana": "{日本|にほん}に{来|き}たばかりなので、まだ{日本語|にほんご}がよく{分|わ}かりません。",
"en": "I've only just come to Japan, so I don't understand Japanese well yet."
},
{
"ja": "さっき昼ご飯を食べたばかりだから、おなかがいっぱいだ。",
"furigana": "さっき{昼|ひる}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べたばかりだから、おなかがいっぱいだ。",
"en": "I just had lunch, so I'm full."
},
{
"ja": "買ったばかりの傘をなくしてしまった。",
"furigana": "{買|か}ったばかりの{傘|かさ}をなくしてしまった。",
"en": "I lost the umbrella I had just bought."
}
],
"tags": [
"time",
"completion"
],
"notes": "Shows the speaker feels little time has passed, even if it was weeks ago. 〜たところ refers to only moments ago.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "5c0e75ab4efa3c2c9df5cc15d05e38c0518c54aaf69ea40dcd019929cbf0fce6",
"meanings": [
"刚刚做了"
],
"formation": "动词た形+ばかり",
"explanation": "表示说话人觉得某事发生后没过多久。",
"notes": "时间长短带主观判断;〜たところ更强调刚完成。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "日本に来たばかりなので、まだ日本語がよく分かりません。",
"zh": "我刚来日本,所以还不太懂日语。"
},
{
"ja": "さっき昼ご飯を食べたばかりだから、おなかがいっぱいだ。",
"zh": "刚才才吃了午饭,所以我很饱。"
},
{
"ja": "買ったばかりの傘をなくしてしまった。",
"zh": "刚买的伞就弄丢了。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#ta-bakari",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "026d9628fe6300627f427291446e64b9d115e9ea8a404ae716d2b6e9d0f307b8"
}
}