だけ

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈事こと〉だけでなく〈事こと〉もnot only ~ but also ~

  彼かれは英えい語ごだけでなく中ちゅう国ごく語ごも話はなせる。

  He can speak not only English but also Chinese.

• 〈動どう詞し〉だけあってprecisely because ~; as one would expect from ~

  彼かの女じょは留りゅう学がくしただけあって、英えい語ごが上手じょうずだ。

  As one would expect since she studied abroad, her English is good.

• 好すきなだけ〈動どう詞し〉as much as one likes

  好すきなだけ食たべていいよ。

  You can eat as much as you like.

• できるだけ〈動どう詞し〉as much as possible

  できるだけ早はやく来きてください。

  Please come as soon as possible.