ใใใฐใใใงใ
~ta bakari desu
Just finished doing...
๐ธ Expressing Recent Completion ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Tanaka-san, ohiru-gohan ni ikimasen ka.
Mr. Tanaka, would you like to go to lunch?
Sumimasen, sakki tabeta bakari nan desu.
Sorry, I just ate a moment ago.
Sou desu ka. Kono shiryou wa mou yomimashita ka.
I see. Have you read these documents yet?
Hai, ima todoita bakari desu ga, sugu yomimasu.
Yes, they just arrived, so I will read them immediately.
Satou-san wa mada kaisha ni imasu ka.
Is Ms. Sato still at the office?
Iie, kanojo wa ima kaetta bakari desu yo.
No, she just left for home just now.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-ta bakari desu.
I have just finished [verb].
- Pattern: [Verb Past] ใฐใใ ใงใใ
- Meaning: Indicates that very little time has passed since an action was completed.
Sakki tabeta bakari desu.
I just ate a moment ago.
Kono hon wa kinou katta bakari desu.
I just bought this book yesterday.
๐ Explanation
The grammar ใใใใฐใใใ is used to express that not much time has passed since an action occurred.
It is formed by using the Past Tense (Ta-form) of a verb followed by ใฐใใ.
Unlike ใใใใจใใใ (which indicates the immediate moment after), ใใใใฐใใใ is more subjective. It can be used for things that happened a few minutes ago, or even a few days ago, as long as the speaker feels it was recent.
Nihon ni kita bakari desu.
= 'I have just arrived in Japan (recently).'
๐ Quiz
How do you say 'I just woke up' using this pattern?