Dictionary🇺🇸 English → 🇯🇵 Japanese
only
Description
"Only" means that there is nothing or nobody more than the one thing you talk about. People use it to show that something is small in number, or that it is the single thing that is true.
Meanings
only
ただ〜だけ、それ以外にない
I have only one dollar.
only
たった一つの、唯一の
She is my only sister.
only
しかし、ただ〜だけれども
I would help you, only I am busy.
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Notes
- Nuance
副詞の only は文中の位置で意味が変わるので、修飾する語の前に置く。
- Etymology
古英語 ānlīc（one + like）に由来し「一つのような」の意味。
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