〜たばかり
tabakari
Have just done
Formation 接続
Vた + ばかりだ; Vた + ばかりの + N
Explanation 説明
Presents an action as having happened recently from the speaker's perspective. The elapsed time is relative to the context, not a fixed number of minutes.
Examples 例文
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動物園では、生まれたばかりのトラの赤ちゃんに見えます。
At the zoo, you can see a tiger cub that has just been born.
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この店で働き始めたばかりのとき、あの先輩にはとてもお世話になりました。
When I had just started working at this shop, that senior colleague helped me a great deal.
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買ったばかりの白いスカートに、醤油がかかってしまいました。
Soy sauce spilled onto the white skirt I had just bought.
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A「いつから日本にいますか？」B「３日前に来たばかりです。」
A: How long have you been in Japan? B: I only arrived three days ago.
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10分前に覚えたばかりの単語を、もう忘れてしまいました。
I have already forgotten a word I learned only ten minutes ago.
How related patterns differ 比較
たところ can mark just having completed an action; ところに／へ brings an event into that moment. たばかり is subjectively recent, while たて often describes a freshly completed state. 前に, てから, 後で, and 時 organize different time relations.
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 〜たばかり | Have just done | 動物園では、生まれたばかりのトラの赤ちゃんに見えます。 At the zoo, you can see a tiger cub that has just been born. |
| ～たて | Freshly done; newly completed | できたてのたこ焼きは、とっても熱いので、火傷をしないようにしてくださいね。 Freshly made takoyaki is very hot, so please be careful not to burn yourself. |
| ～たところ | When I did; on doing; having just done | 店に電話したところ、今日は休みだと言われました。 When I called the shop, I was told it was closed today. |
| ～ところに/ところへ | Just as; at the moment when | 出かけようとしているところに、電話がかかってきました。 Just as I was about to go out, the phone rang. |
| ～まえに | Before | 寝るまえに、歯みがきを忘れないでね。 Do not forget to brush your teeth before bed. |
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