~ばかり

~ばかり · ~bakari · JLPT N4 · noun

just did ~

bakari: from hakaru, to measure = just this amount, no more

Etymology: bakari comes from the verb hakaru (to measure). Measured out exactly: only this, nothing else. After a past-tense verb (tabeta bakari) the measure is time: just this moment ago, so just did.

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