〜たばかり

Formationpast form + ばかり

たばかり says something has only just happened, measured by how the speaker feels rather than by the clock. Someone can say they just joined the company a year ago. That flexibility is what separates it from たところ.

Examples

〜たばかり is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

1. その来きたばかりの子こはおどおどして口くちごもった。

   The new boy had a nervous stammer.

2. 数すうヶ月かげつ前まえにスカッシュを始はじめたばかりなんだ。

   I took up squash only a few months ago.

3. 父ちちは帰国きこくしたばかりだ。

   My father has just returned from abroad.

4. 彼かれは駐ちゅう日にちアメリカ大使たいしに命めいじられたばかりです。

   He has just been appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

5. 車輪しゃりんには油あぶらを注さしたばかりだ。

   I've just oiled the wheels.