〜ばかり (~bakari) — only / keeps on
The same thing, the same action, the same direction — three ways of "nothing but".
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「〜ばかり」has three uses, all carrying "nothing but".
- First, with a noun: 「甘い物ばかり食べる」= eats nothing but sweets.
- Second, 「〜てばかりいる」= keeps doing only one thing, usually critical: 「弟はゲームしてばかりいる」= my brother does nothing but play games.
- Third, with a verb of change, 「〜ばかりだ」= keeps going in that one direction, usually bad: 「物価は上がるばかりだ」= prices just keep rising.
Versus what you know
N4「〜たばかり」(just did) is in the same family but means something else — that meaning comes only with the た-form.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
弟はゲームをしてばかりいる。
おとうとはゲームをしてばかりいる。
My brother does nothing but play games.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) する → て-form して → add ばかり to it → then いる → it gives a critical feeling: 'keeps doing only that'.
毎日、甘い物ばかり食べている。
まいにち、あまいものばかりたべている。
They eat nothing but sweets every day.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 甘い物 is a noun → attach ばかり straight to it → it means 'only that'.
最近、物価は上がるばかりだ。
さいきん、ぶっかはあがるばかりだ。
These days, prices just keep going up.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 上がる is a verb of change → attach ばかりだ straight to it → it shows a bad trend: 'going more and more that way'.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「彼は文句を言っ＿ばかりいる。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: The "keeps doing only" pattern.
て-form + ばかりいる.
What does 「上がるばかりだ」mean?
💡 Hint: Only in one direction.
Verb of change + ばかりだ = keeps going that way.
What tone does 「〜てばかりいる」carry?
💡 Hint: "That's all he does!"
Usually critical — "does nothing else".
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