だけ
だけ
hepburn dake
only, just (limit)
Part of speech · particle
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 一つだけください。Just one please.
- 私だけ知っています。Only I know.
Collocations
だけ (dake, only)一つだけ私だけこれだけできるだけ (dekiru dake, as much as possible)
Mnemonic
Dake (だけ) is "only / just" — B + no-cluster limiting particle. Nomi is formal; dake is everyday. Pairs with shika negation (dake positive, shika negative). Dekiru dake (as much as possible) idiom. Korean man / ppun and Chinese zhi / jin parallel; Japans positive / negative split unique.
Quick check
Dake vs shika?