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〜たばかり

N4
ta 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。
    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。
    I just had lunch, so I'm full.
    刚才才吃了午饭,所以我很饱。
  • 買かったばかりの傘かさ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

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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"
  }
}