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〜ばかり: just; only; nothing but

More · Time & aspect

After a noun it means "only / nothing but"; after a past verb it means "just did".

Noun + ばかり: mostly/only (replaces を, が). 〜たばかり: recently done, time may feel longer than ところ. 〜てばかりいる: keeps doing only. Also written ばっかり (casual).

Examples

He does nothing but read comics.

I have just come to Japan.

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