〜ばかりに (~bakari ni) — just because (bad result)
That one thing ruined everything — a cause you regret.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
Written and fairly formal.
Meaning
- 「〜ばかりに」expresses regret that one single cause led to a bad result: 「日本語ができないばかりに、仕事が見つからない」= just because I can't speak Japanese, I can't find work.
- The feeling is "if only that one thing had been different", so a bad outcome always follows.
Versus what you know
- N3It resembles Lesson 6's 「〜せいで」, but ばかりに stresses "that one cause alone" with more regret.
- N3A member of Lesson 16's ばかり family.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
日本語ができないばかりに、仕事が見つからない。
にほんごができないばかりに、しごとがみつからない。
Just because I can't speak Japanese, I can't find work.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) できない is the ない-form → ばかりに → a bad result comes after → regret: 'because of that one reason'.
うそをついたばかりに、信じてもらえなくなった。
うそをついたばかりに、しんじてもらえなくなった。
Just because I told one lie, they stopped trusting me.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) ついた → ばかりに → a big result from one mistake.
安いばかりに、すぐこわれた。
やすいばかりに、すぐこわれた。
Just because it was cheap, it broke right away.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 安い is an い-adj → ばかりに → a bad result.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「電話番号を間違えた＿、連絡できなかった。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: One cause, bad result.
〜ばかりに = just because (bad result).
How does it differ from 「〜せいで」?
💡 Hint: "That one alone."
ばかりに stresses the single cause, with more regret.
What kind of result follows?
💡 Hint: A cause you regret.
Always a bad outcome.
Your score: /3