Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 89. ～たばかり

Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 Grammar: 89. ～たばかり (tabakari)
Here is Japanese N4 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N4 textbook.

～たばかり

1. Meaning: having only just finished an action a short time ago.

2. Structure: た-form verb + ばかり

先月日本へ来たばかりです。
Sengetsu Nihon e kita bakaridesu.
I only came to Japan last month.

買ったばかりのかさをなくしてしまった。
Katta bakari no kasa o nakushite shimatta.
I lost the umbrella I had just bought.

さっきメールを出したばかりなのに、もう返事が返ってきた。
Sakki mēru o dashita bakarinanoni, mō henji ga kaettekita.
I had only just sent the letter when I got a reply straight away.

「お昼ご飯を食べに行かない？」「さっき食べたばかりだから・・・・」
`Ohiru gohan o tabe ni ikanai?’`Sakki tabeta bakaridakara’
Shall we go for lunch? – I have just eaten.