Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ばかりでなく (bakari denaku)

10/12/2020Updated 04/09/20211 min read

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Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ばかりでなく (bakari denaku)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

101. ~ばかりでなく
a. Meaning: だけでなく、その上に (not only ~ but also ~)

b. Structure: N / [V/A] noun-modifying form + ばかりでなく

彼女は英語ばかりでなく、フランス語やドイツ語も話せる。
Kanojo wa eigo bakaridenaku, furansugo ya doitsugo mo hanaseru.
She can speak not only English but also German and French.

この本はただ面白いばかりでなく、仕事にも役立つ。
Kono Moto wa tada omoshiroi bakaridenaku, shigoto ni mo yakudatsu.
This book is not only interesting but also useful for work.

「自分のことばかりでなく、人の気持ちも考えなさい」
`Jibun no koto bakaridenaku, hito no kimochi mo kangae nasai’
Do not think only of yourself; think about how other people feel too.

あのスーパーは商品が豊富なばかりでなく、値段も安い。
Ano sūpā wa shōhin ga hōfuna bakaridenaku, nedan mo yasui.
That supermarket not only has a wide range of goods but is also cheap.

彼は頭の回転が速い。そればかりではなく、発想もユニークだ。
Kare wa atamanokaitengahayai. Sore bakaride wa naku, hassō mo yunīkuda.
He is quick-witted. Not only that, his imagination is out of the ordinary.

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