ばかり (B. 84)

Example sentences

(ksa). 
デザートは食べるばかりになっている・います。
The only thing left to do with the dessert is to eat it./The dessert is ready to eat.
(ksb). 
友子は遊んでばかりいる・います。
The only thing Tomoko is doing is playing./Tomoko is doing nothing but playing.
(ksc). 
私は昼ご飯を食べたばかりだ・です。
I had my lunch and haven't done anything else since then./I have just eaten my lunch.
(ksd). 
このレストランは安いばかりだ・です。
The only merit of this restaurant is that the food is inexpensive./This restaurant is just cheap.
(kse). 
デニスはビールばかり飲んでいる・います
Dennis is drinking only beer.
(ksf). 
私は一月ばかりパリにいた・いました。
I was in Paris for about a month.
(a). 
このレポートはあと結論を書くばかりだ。
The only thing left to do with this report is to write a conclusion.
(b). 
春江は泣いてばかりいて何も話そうとしない。
Harue is just crying and won't talk about anything.
(c). 
松山さんは今シカゴに着いたばかりです。
Mr. Matsuyama has just arrived in Chicago now.
(d). 
この仕事は面倒なばかりであまり儲かりません。
This job is troublesome and doesn't bring us big profits.
(e). 
この寮に住んでいるのは男子学生ばかりだ。
The students who are living in this dorm are all boys.
(f). 
フィッシャー先生はリサとばかり話している。
Professor Fisher is talking only with Lisa.
(g). 
十人ばかりの友達が手伝ってくれました。
About ten friends helped me.

Formation

(i) Vinformal nonpastばかり
話すばかりBe ready to talk
(ii) Vてばかり
話してばかりBe just talking
食べてばかりBe just eating
(iii) Vinformal pastばかり
話したばかりHave just talked
食べたばかりJust have eaten
(iv) {Adjective い informal nonpast/Adjectiveな stem}ばかり
高いばかりJust expensive
静かなばかりJust quiet
(v) Nounばかり
先生ばかりOnly teachers
(vi) Noun+Particleばかり
学生にばかりOnly to students
(vii) Quantifierばかり
一時間ばかりAbout an hour